CVE-2021-4055
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
Heap buffer overflow in extensions in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.93 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-4055
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202112-6
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202112-7
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 5.0.2497.28-1 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 97.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 97.0.4692.71-0.1 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.