Security features bypass in Mozilla VPN for Linux - CVE-2021-29978

 

Security features bypass in Mozilla VPN for Linux - CVE-2021-29978

Published: July 23, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55267
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-29978
CWE-ID: CWE-254
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple low security issues in a security audit with an unknown impact and attack vector.


Affected software

Mozilla VPN for Linux

How to mitigate CVE-2021-29978

Install updates from vendor's website.

Mozilla VPN for Linux - update to 2.3.0

External References

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