CVE-2021-23953

NameCVE-2021-23953
DescriptionIf a user clicked into a specifically crafted PDF, the PDF reader could be confused into leaking cross-origin information, when said information is served as chunked data. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 85, Thunderbird < 78.7, and Firefox ESR < 78.7.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-2539-1, DLA-2541-1, DSA-4840-1, DSA-4842-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid132.0.2-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)68.9.0esr-1~deb8u2vulnerable
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch91.11.0esr-1~deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)115.12.0esr-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm128.3.1esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie128.4.0esr-1fixed
thunderbird (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)1:68.9.0-1~deb8u2vulnerable
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch1:91.10.0-1~deb9u1fixed
buster (security), buster, buster (lts)1:115.12.0-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1:128.4.3esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm1:115.16.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)1:128.4.3esr-1~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie1:128.4.3esr-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)85.0-1
firefox-esrsourcejessie(unfixed)end-of-life
firefox-esrsourcestretch78.7.0esr-1~deb9u1DLA-2539-1
firefox-esrsourcebuster78.7.0esr-1~deb10u1DSA-4840-1
firefox-esrsource(unstable)78.7.0esr-1
thunderbirdsourcejessie(unfixed)end-of-life
thunderbirdsourcestretch1:78.7.0-1~deb9u1DLA-2541-1
thunderbirdsourcebuster1:78.7.0-1~deb10u1DSA-4842-1
thunderbirdsource(unstable)1:78.7.0-1

Notes

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-04/#CVE-2021-23953
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-03/#CVE-2021-23953
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-05/#CVE-2021-23953

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