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CVE-2021-29983 json

Firefox for Android could get stuck in fullscreen mode and not exit it even after normal interactions that should cause it to exit.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2021-16442

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Firefox for Android could get stuck in fullscreen mode and not exit it even after normal interactions that should cause it to exit. *Note: This issue only affected Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91.

Patch / fix

  • Mozilla Firefox 91
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 91.9.0-112.104.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 91.9.0-150000.150.34.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 91.2.0-8.54.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 91-9.5.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 91.2.0-3.155.2
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 15 SP1, SLES for SAP 15, SLES 15-LTSS +7 more 91-4.19.1
  • MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +11 more 91.1.0-112.71.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +10 more 91-35.6.6

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:1582-1SUSE-SU-2022:1577-1SUSE-SU-2021:14826-1SUSE-SU-2021:3451-1SUSE-SU-2021:3331-1SUSE-SU-2021:14821-1

  • firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.2 91.2.0-lp152.2.67.1
  • rust-cbindgen openSUSE Leap 15.2 0.19.0-lp152.2.7.1
  • MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.3 91.2.0-8.54.1
  • MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE openSUSE Leap 15.3 91-9.5.1
  • rust-cbindgen openSUSE Leap 15.3 0.19.0-1.9.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2021:1367-1openSUSE-SU-2021:3451-1openSUSE-SU-2021:3331-1

  • firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +6 more 92.0.1-r0
  • librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 92.0.1-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2021-29983

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Exploit prediction

0.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox

References

Sources

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