CVE-2021-38013

Public Exploit

Description

Heap buffer overflow in fingerprint recognition in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised a WebUI renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

Category

9.6
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.33% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory googleblog.com Vendor Advisory crbug.com
Affected: Google Chrome
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/1242392 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-38013?
CVE-2021-38013 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-38013?
To fix CVE-2021-38013, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-38013 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-38013 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-38013?
CVE-2021-38013 affects Google Chrome.
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