High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-36773
CVE-2021-36773
Description
uBlock Origin before 1.36.2 and nMatrix before 4.4.9 support an arbitrary depth of parameter nesting for strict blocking, which allows crafted web sites to cause a denial of service (unbounded recursion that can trigger memory consumption and a loss of all blocking functionality).
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:ublockorigin:ublock_origin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ublockorigin:ublock_origin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <1.36.2
- (no CPE)range: <1.36.2
- uBlock Origin/uBlock Origindescription
Patches
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References
3- github.com/vtriolet/writings/blob/main/posts/2021/ublock_origin_and_umatrix_denial_of_service.adocnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/06/msg00024.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- news.ycombinator.com/itemnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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