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CVE-2021-29991 Firefox incorrectly accepted a newline in a HTTP/3 header, interpretting it as two separate headers

Description

Firefox incorrectly accepted a newline in a HTTP/3 header, interpretting it as two separate headers. This allowed for a header splitting attack against servers using HTTP/3. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 91.0.1 and Thunderbird < 91.0.1.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 91.0 earliest → < 91.0.1 91.0.1
Thunderbird 91.0 earliest → < 91.0.1 91.0.1
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