CVE-2021-38003
Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 23, 2021, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 29, 2024, 6:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
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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.
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Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2021-38003 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2021-38003
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2021-38003.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html | Release Notes |
| https://crbug.com/1263462 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ | Release Notes |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
C++ Python C JavaScript HTML ActionScript WebAssembly
Research browser
JavaScript HTML
None
CVE-2021-38003 exploits extracted from https://twitter.com/WhichbufferArda/status/1609604183535284224
HTML JavaScript
Chrome V8 n-day exploits that I've written.
JavaScript
None
C++ Java Python C HTML Go
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2021-38003 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2021-38003 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1263462 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/1263462 Exploit, Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-787 CWE-755 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 18, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 15, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5046 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 10, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/3W46HRT2UVHWSLZB6JZHQF6JNQWKV744/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/1263462 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/1263462 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 95.0.4638.69
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-38003 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2021-38003
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.82 }} 0.81%
score
0.90862
percentile