cvelist/2021/29xxx/CVE-2021-29987.json

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    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2021-29987",
        "ASSIGNER": "security@mozilla.org",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Mozilla",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "Firefox",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "91",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "Thunderbird",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "91",
                                            "version_affected": "<"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Users could have been tricked into accepting unwanted permissions on Linux"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-33/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-36/"
            },
            {
                "url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1716129"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "GENTOO",
                "name": "GLSA-202202-03",
                "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202202-03"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "After requesting multiple permissions, and closing the first permission panel, subsequent permission panels will be displayed in a different position but still record a click in the default location, making it possible to trick a user into accepting a permission they did not want to. *This bug only affects Firefox on Linux. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91 and Thunderbird < 91."
            }
        ]
    }
}