CVE-2021-37996 — Improper Input Validation in Google Chrome

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 62.60%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
6
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+3 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.54 allowed a remote attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a malicious file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 95.0.4638.54
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 95.0.4638.54
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 97.0.4692.71-0.1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 11.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-xwh6-6c2w-vf7m: Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-37996: Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 95↗2021-11-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-37996↗2021-10-19
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2021-37996 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads↗2021-10-12
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Debian
CVE-2021-37996: chromium - Insufficient validation of untrusted input Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 9...↗2021
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