| Name | CVE-2021-38492 |
| Description | When delegating navigations to the operating system, Firefox would accept the `mk` scheme which might allow attackers to launch pages and execute scripts in Internet Explorer in unprivileged mode. *This bug only affects Firefox for Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 92, Thunderbird < 91.1, Thunderbird < 78.14, Firefox ESR < 78.14, and Firefox ESR < 91.1. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| firefox (PTS) | sid | 138.0.1-1 | fixed |
| firefox-esr (PTS) | bullseye | 115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 128.9.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 128.10.0esr-1 | fixed | |
| thunderbird (PTS) | bullseye | 1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 1:128.10.0esr-1~deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 1:128.8.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 1:128.10.0esr-1~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 1:128.10.0esr-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| firefox | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| firefox-esr | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | |||
| thunderbird | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
- firefox <not-affected> (Only affects Windows)
- firefox-esr <not-affected> (Only affects Windows)
- thunderbird <not-affected> (Only affects Windows)
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-42/#CVE-2021-38492
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-39/#CVE-2021-38492
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2021-38/#CVE-2021-38492