CVE-2021-21148 (GCVE-0-2021-21148)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-09 15:30 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35Summary
Heap buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.150 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 16:55 UTC
CWE
- Heap buffer overflow
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
References
8 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://crbug.com/1170176 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2021/02/sta… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4858 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-08 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162579/Chrom… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: c7343d52-dd13-4321-947f-fb29745f05d2
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Google Chromium V8 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | Affected: Google / Chromium V8 | Description: Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a heap buffer overflow 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. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2021-11-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21148
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-122 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Chromium V8 |
| Due Date | 2021-11-17 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | |
| Vulnerabilityname | Google Chromium V8 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:28 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 3034aa64-c42f-4d85-9716-94c53519e03a
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Heap buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.150 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted... | Affected: Google / Chrome | CVSS: 8.8 (HIGH) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Heap buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 88.0.4324.150 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted... |
| Vendor | |
| Product | Chrome |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 8.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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