Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21223

 

Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21223

Published: April 20, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU52373
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21223
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in V8 browser engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2021-21223

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 90.0.4430.85
chromium (Debian package) - update to 90.0.4430.85-1~deb10u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 90.0.818.46
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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