Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21219
Published: April 14, 2021 / Updated: April 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52249
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21219
CWE-ID: CWE-908
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 usage of uninitialized resources in PDFium 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-2021-21219
Update to version 90.0.4430.72.