Exposed dangerous method or function in Google Chromium - CVE-2021-38000
Published: October 28, 2021 / Updated: October 30, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57766
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: 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-2021-38000
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chromium
Google Chromium
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure implementation in V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into visiting it and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38000
Install updates from vendor's website.