8.8

CVE-2021-37986: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-37986DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37986
Published 02-11-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-37986 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.95%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 7
DSA-5046-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1392-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1396-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1488-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1489-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0110-1

Timeline

  1. 02-11-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap buffer overflow in Settings in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to engage with Dev Tools to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.95% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.95%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 95.0.4638.54 | < 95.0.4638.54
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 95.0.4638.69-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

3 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links