CVE-2021-37975 — Google Chromium V8 Use-After-Free Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2021-37975

CVE-2021-37975: Google Chromium V8 Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)


Vendor / project	Google
Product	Chromium V8
Date added	2021-11-03
Due date	2021-11-17
Ransomware campaign use	Unknown

Description

Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37975

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37975
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog