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CVE-2021-38003

Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes
*KEV

Decision

Act
*SSVC
Descriptions

Inappropriate implementation 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.

Una implementación inapropiada de V8 en Google Chrome versiones anteriores a 95.0.4638.69, permitía a un atacante remoto explotar potencialmente la corrupción de la pila por medio de una página HTML diseñada

Multiple security issues were discovered in Chromium, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or information disclosure.

Google Chromium V8 Engine has a bug in JSON.stringify, where the internal TheHole value can leak to script code, causing memory corruption. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Act
Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-08-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-11-03 Exploited in Wild
  • 2021-11-17 KEV Due Date
  • 2021-11-23 CVE Published
  • 2023-01-07 First Exploit
  • 2025-01-29 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
CWE
  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google
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 Chrome
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 < 95.0.4638.69
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Affected
Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 34
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Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 10.0
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Affected
Debian
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 Debian Linux
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 11.0
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Affected