SB2021092501 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Published: September 25, 2021 Updated: November 19, 2021
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 18 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37965)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Background Fetch API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
2) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37964)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in ChromeOS Networking in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37957)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the WebGPU component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
4) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37958)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Navigation in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
5) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37959)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Task Manager component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
6) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37960)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Blink graphics in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and compromise the system.
7) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37961)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Tab Strip in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
8) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37962)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within Performance Manager in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
9) Cryptographic issues (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37963)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to side-channel information leak in DevTools. Chrome Medium. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to sensitive information.
10) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37956)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Offline use component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
11) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37973)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content within the Portals component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
12) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37966)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Compositing in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
13) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37967)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Background Fetch API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
14) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37968)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Background Fetch API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
15) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37969)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Google Updater in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
16) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37970)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within File System API in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.
17) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37971)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Web Browser UI in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and spoof web page content.
18) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37972)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing images within the libjpeg-turbo library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://crbug.com/1239709
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37965
- https://crbug.com/1203612
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37964
- https://crbug.com/1242269
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37957
- https://crbug.com/1223290
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37958
- https://crbug.com/1229625
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37959
- https://crbug.com/1247196
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37960
- https://crbug.com/1228557
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37961
- https://crbug.com/1231933
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37962
- https://crbug.com/1199865
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37963
- https://crbug.com/1243117
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37956
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://crbug.com/1251727
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37973
- https://crbug.com/1238944
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37966
- https://crbug.com/1243622
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37967
- https://crbug.com/1245053
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37968
- https://crbug.com/1245879
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37969
- https://crbug.com/1248030
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37970
- https://crbug.com/1219354
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37971
- https://crbug.com/1234259
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-37972