CVE-2021-38008
published 2021-12-23CVE-2021-38008: Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
PriorityP344high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.36%
68.7th percentile
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected
12 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| chromium | chromium | >= 0 < 97.0.4692.71-0.1 | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| debian | chromium | < chromium 97.0.4692.71-0.1 (bookworm) | chromium 97.0.4692.71-0.1 (bookworm) |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| chrome | < 96.0.4664.45 | 96.0.4664.45 | |
| chrome | >= unspecified < 96.0.4664.45 | 96.0.4664.45 | |
| chrome_chrome | — | — | |
| msrc | microsoft_edge | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-38008
vendor_chrome·2021-11-15·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2021-38008
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2021-38008: Use after free in media. Reported by Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos on 2021-10-26 [$2000][ 1260649 ] High CVE-2021-38009: Inappropriate implementation in cache
Reported by Luan Herrera (@lbherrera_) on 2021-10-16 [$NA][ 1240593 ] High CVE-2021-38006: Use after free in storage foundation
Severity: high
Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2021-38008 Use after free in media
vendor_msrc·2021-11-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] Chromium: CVE-2021-38008 Use after free in media
Chromium: CVE-2021-38008 Use after free in media
Description: This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.
FAQ: What is the version information for this release?
Microsoft Edge Version
Date Released
Based on Chromium Version
96.0.1954.29
11/19/2021
96.0.4664.45
FAQ: Why is this Chrome CVE included in the Security Update Guide?
The vulnerability assigned to this CVE is in Chromium Open Source Software (OSS) which is consumed by Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based). It is being documented in the Security Update Guide to announce that the latest version of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) is no longer vulnerable.
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Debian
CVE-2021-38008: chromium - Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote ...
vendor_debian·2021·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] CVE-2021-38008: chromium - Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote ...
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 97.0.4692.71-0.1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 97.0.4692.71-0.1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 97.0.4692.71-0.1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 97.0.4692.71-0.1)
GHSA
GHSA-f43q-g5gg-p826: Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-02-08
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-f43q-g5gg-p826: Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
OSV
CVE-2021-38008: Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96
osv·2021-12-23·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] CVE-2021-38008: Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96
Use after free in media in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free in Google Chrome could lead to code execution
blogs_talos·2022-02-07·CVSS 8.8
[HIGH] Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free in Google Chrome could lead to code execution
## Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free in Google Chrome could lead to code execution
Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability.
Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome.
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser — and Chromium is the open-source version of the browser that other software developers use to build their browsers, as well. This specific vulnerability exists in a specific object in the browser that's responsible for creating streams of audio and video.
TALOS-2021-1398 (CVE-2021-38008) is a use-after-free vulnerability that triggers if the user opens a specially crafted web page in Chrome. That page could trigger a use-after-free condition, which could lead to the execution of remote code on the t
Talos
Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free in Google Chrome could lead to code execution
blogs_talos·2022-02-07·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2021-38008 [HIGH] Vulnerability Spotlight: Use-after-free in Google Chrome could lead to code execution
Marcin Towalski of Cisco Talos discovered this vulnerability.
Cisco Talos recently discovered an exploitable use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome.
Google Chrome is a cross-platform web browser — and Chromium is the open-source version of the browser that other software developers use to build their browsers, as well. This specific vulnerability exists in a specific object in the browser that's responsible for creating streams of audio and video.
TALOS-2021-1398 (CVE-2021-38008) is a use-after-free vulnerability that triggers if the user opens a specially crafted web page in Chrome. That page could trigger a use-after-free condition, which could lead to the execution of remote code on the targeted machine.
Cisco Talos worked with Google to ensure that this issue is resolved and
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/1263620https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1398https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlhttps://crbug.com/1263620https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1398
2021-12-23
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