CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-4102
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Google Chromium V8 Use-After-Free Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8
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.
- Added to KEV
- 2021-12-15
- Remediation due
- 2021-12-29
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4102
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2022-02-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 96.0.4664.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected configurations
• google chrome (< 96.0.4664.110)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1278387 Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1278387 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-4102 US Government Resource