CVE-2021-21187 Other in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains via IDN homographs due to insufficient URL validation, potentially deceiving users in Google Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-21187?
CVE-2021-21187 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Insufficient data validation in URL formatting in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-21187?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2021-21187?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2021-21187 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-21187 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21187, GHSA-qfrh-wxjj-4q4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21187.