9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2021-29978
Mozilla VPN Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

Multiple low security issues were discovered and fixed in a security audit of Mozilla VPN 2.x branch as part of a 3rd party security audit. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.3.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 6:02 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-29978 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla vpn
2 Mozilla mozilla_vpn
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-29978.

URL Resource
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/ Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/ Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812
    Added Reference https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816
    Added Reference https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/797 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/798 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/799 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/800 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/801 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/803 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/804 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/805 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/806 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/808 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/809 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/810 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/issues/812 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816 No Types Assigned https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/mozilla-vpn-client/pull/816 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-31/ Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:mozilla_vpn:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0 up to (excluding) 2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.40 }} -0.02%

score

0.86130

percentile

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