#VU58615 Infinite loop in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2021-43545
Published: December 7, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58615
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-43545
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when using Location API. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.