Google Chrome prior 90.0.4430.212 Reader Mode heap-based overflow

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7.2$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Reader Mode. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-30518. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Reader Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 06/05/2021. The advisory is available at crbug.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-30518. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/10/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 90.0.4430.212 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 90.0.4430.212

Timelineinfo

04/13/2021 🔍
06/05/2021 +53 days 🔍
06/05/2021 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: crbug.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-30518 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-30518
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-176378

Entryinfo

Created: 06/05/2021 06:13
Updated: 06/10/2021 08:36
Changes: 06/05/2021 06:13 (41), 06/10/2021 08:33 (5), 06/10/2021 08:36 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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