Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2021 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2021-4057
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 2.2% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.2%top 17.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in file API in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.93 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process 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-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.3_git20211127-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4057 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4057 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1262183 x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2021-6a292e2cf4 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165486/Chrome-storage-BlobURLStoreImpl-Revoke-Heap-Use-After-Free.html x_refsource_MISC
- DSA-5046 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- GLSA-202208-25 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO