CVE-2021-21187 Other in Chrome

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

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.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-21187, GHSA-qfrh-wxjj-4q4p, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-21187.

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