Vulnerability identifier: #VU56482
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: Yes
Vulnerable software:
Google Chromium
Client/Desktop applications /
Web browsers
Vendor: Google
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in-the-wild.
Mitigation
Update to version 93.0.4577.82.
Vulnerable software versions
Google Chromium: 93.0.4577.0 - 93.0.4577.69
External links
http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
http://crbug.com/1247763
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.