Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2021-21190
Uninitialized data in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted PDF file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33, 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1166091 (Permissions Required, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4886 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-21190?
- CVE-2021-21190 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-03-09.
- How severe is CVE-2021-21190?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-21190 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.