CVEs / CVE-2021-30554
CVE-2021-30554: Google Chromium WebGL Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 3 Nov 2021
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 7.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium WebGL 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.
Description
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 91.0.4472.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 91.0.4472.114 | 91.0.4472.114 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 3 Nov 2021 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 17 Nov 2021 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2021-30554 on NVD
- CVE-2021-30554 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2021-30554 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_17.html Release Notes
- https://crbug.com/1219857 Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ETMZL6IHCTCTREEL434BQ4THQ7EOHJ43/ Release Notes
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAT6EOXVQFE6JFMFQF4IKAOUQSHMHL54/ Release Notes
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-06 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-30554 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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