6.5

CVE-2021-4068: debian debian_linux Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-4068DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4068
Published 23-12-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-4068 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.34%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 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 6
DSA-5046-1MGASA-2021-0555OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1582-1OPENSUSE-SU-2021:1632-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0047-1OPENSUSE-SU-2022:0110-1

Timeline

  1. 23-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Insufficient data validation in new tab page in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.93 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 1.30% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.34%

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
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 96.0.4664.93 | < 96.0.4664.93
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 97.0.4692.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

4 vendors · 5 products

References

8 links