Vulnerability · Published Oct 8, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-37971
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incorrect security UI in Web Browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.54 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37971 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37971 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1219354 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-ab09a05562 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2021-591b3a2af0 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN