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Critical
CVE-2021-38013
Heap buffer overflow in fingerprint recognition in Google Chrome on...
Vulnerability Description
Heap buffer overflow in fingerprint recognition in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 96.0.4664.45 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised a WebUI renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
Chrome
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 23rd, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.