Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21164

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21164

Published: March 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51127
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21164
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in iOSWeb in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Fedora
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21164

Update to version 89.0.4389.72.

Google Chrome - update to 89.0.4389.72
Microsoft Edge - update to 89.0.774.45
chromium - addressed in versions 89.0.4389.82-1.el7, 89.0.4389.82-1.el8, 89.0.4389.82-1.fc32, 89.0.4389.82-1.fc33, 89.0.4389.82-1.fc34, 89.0.4389.90-3.fc33, 89.0.4389.90-3.fc34

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