Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21208

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Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21208

Published: April 14, 2021 / Updated: April 15, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52238
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21208
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in QR scanner 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.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21208

Update to version 90.0.4430.72.

Google Chrome - update to 90.0.4430.72
chromium (Debian package) - update to 90.0.4430.85-1~deb10u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 90.0.818.39
chromium - addressed in versions 90.0.4430.93-1.el7, 90.0.4430.93-1.el8, 90.0.4430.93-1.fc32, 90.0.4430.93-1.fc33, 90.0.4430.93-1.fc34

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