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CVE-2021-38003: Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2021-38003
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chromium V8 Engine has a bug in JSON.stringify, where the internal TheHole value can leak to script code, causing memory corruption. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: Chromium V8Memory corruption
What
A bug in JSON.stringify can lead to memory corruption.
Who is affected
Users of web browsers utilizing the Chromium V8 engine.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of affected browsers.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

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

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2021-38003coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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