CVE-2021-29968

HighCVSS 8.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

When drawing text onto a canvas with WebRender disabled, an out of bounds read could occur. *This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 89.0.1.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 24, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-29968: High severity, CVSS 8.1 | Vulnix