Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21166
Published: March 2, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51166
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21166
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper control of object lifetime in audio in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Update to version 89.0.4389.72.