Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-37980
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 26.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in Sandbox in Google Chrome prior to 94.0.4606.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass site isolation via Windows.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211006-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37980 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37980 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1254631 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-5093f11905 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN