Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2021-38001
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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: 0.267 (98.0th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.267 · newest: 0.267 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 34
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1260577 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38001?
- CVE-2021-38001 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-11-23.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38001?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38001 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.