Cryptographic issues in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21173

 

Cryptographic issues in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21173

Published: March 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51133
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21173
CWE-ID: CWE-310
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to side-channel information leak in Network Internals. Chrome Medium. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and gain access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-21173

Update to version 89.0.4389.72.

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