CVE-2021-4101 describes a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Swiftshader within Google Chrome versions prior to 96.0.4664.110. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially corrupt heap memory by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV list) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 96.0.4664.110CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.