Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2021-30597
Use after free in Browser UI in Google Chrome on Chrome prior to 92.0.4515.131 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via physical access to the device.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 33, 34, 35
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/08/the-stable-channel-has-been-updated-to.ht… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1232617 (Permissions Required, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, 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)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-30597?
- CVE-2021-30597 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-08-26.
- How severe is CVE-2021-30597?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.