CVE-2021-4098: google chrome
CVSS: 7.4v3.1HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2021-4098DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4098
Published 11-02-2022Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-4098 is a high (CVSS 7.4) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.4/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.65%
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 9 · Related 6Timeline
- 11-02-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Insufficient data validation in Mojo in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.110 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:N/I:H/A:NSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.4HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.65%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
50%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.65% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.65%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-367Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race ConditionThe product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian1 product
- chromium< 97.0.4692.71-0.1
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 96.0.4664.110 | < 96.0.4664.110
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 97.0.4692.71-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
3 vendors · 3 products
References
5 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.htmlX Refsource MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
