Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21138
Published: January 19, 2021 / Updated: January 19, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49716
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21138
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in DevTools in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and crash the browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21138
Update to version 88.0.4324.96.