CVE-2021-21198: fedoraproject fedora Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-21198DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21198
Published 09-04-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-21198 is a high (CVSS 7.4) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 1.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 5Timeline
- 09-04-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Out of bounds read in IPC in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.114 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.79%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
78%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.79% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score1.79%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- chromium< 89.0.4389.114-1
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL32 | 33 | 34
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 89.0.4389.114 | < 89.0.4389.114
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 90.0.4430.72-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
4 vendors · 4 products
References
10 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.htmlX Refsource MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/162973/Chrome-Legacy-ipc-Message-Passed-Via-Shared-Memory.htmlX Refsource MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry