Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-37996
Medium 5.5
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 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 51.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37996 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37996 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1243020 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN