#VU51165 Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21165 

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#VU51165 Improper control of a resource through its lifetime in Google Chrome - CVE-2021-21165

Published: March 2, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51165
Vulnerability risk: High
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21165
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
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.


Remediation

Update to version 89.0.4389.72.

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