VDB-184259 · CVE-2021-37979 · GCVE-0-2021-37979

Microsoft Edge WebRTC heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component WebRTC. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-37979. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component WebRTC. 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 shared 10/11/2021 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-37979. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/12/2021).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Edge

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/03/2021 🔍
10/11/2021 +69 days 🔍
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10/12/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/15/2021 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-37979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-37979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-184259

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2021 21:16
Updated: 10/15/2021 09:55
Changes: 10/12/2021 21:16 (6), 10/12/2021 21:17 (6), 10/12/2021 21:20 (31), 10/15/2021 09:55 (1)
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