CVE-2021-38003
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-11-23 21:30
Modified
2025-01-29 20:29
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 95.0.4638.69 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Version: unspecified   < 95.0.4638.69
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38003

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