Google Chromium Information Disclosure
What to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA deadline 2021-11-17 · passed 4 years 9 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
Google Chromium contains an information disclosure vulnerability within the core memory component that allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory 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.
Who is affected
Google Chromium. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-862.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years 9 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2021-37976 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37976
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37976