CVE-2021-37996 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file.

Published: 2021-11-02

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 95.0.4638.54

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5046-1	chromium security update
EUVD	EUVD-2021-24469	Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00164.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html
https://crbug.com/1243020
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2021-11-02T21:05:54.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:30:09.175Z

Reserved: 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-37996

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-11-02T22:15:08.913

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:16:13.610

Link: CVE-2021-37996

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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