Vulnerability identifier: #VU58163

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1:

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38013

CWE-ID:

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability:

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 fingerprint recognition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation
Update to version 96.0.4664.45.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chromium: 96.0.4664.0 - 96.0.4664.44

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Fixed software versions

CPE

• cpe:2.3:a:google:chromium:96.0.4664.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links
http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
http://crbug.com/1242392
http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38013

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?