Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-37987
High 8.8
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 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 41.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Network APIs in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37987 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-37987 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1206928 x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN