CVE-2021-4079 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Out of bounds write in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.93 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted WebRTC packets.

Published: 2021-12-23

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 1.4% 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	< 96.0.4664.93

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-2021-33971	Out of bounds write in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.93 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted WebRTC packets.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01387.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/1265806
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Debian Linux

Google Chrome

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2021-12-23T00:45:58.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:16:03.778Z

Reserved: 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-4079

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-23T01:15:09.377

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:36:51.700

Link: CVE-2021-4079

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

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