CVE-2021-4319 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can achieve arbitrary read/write and code execution via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Blink engine.
- 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-2021-4319?
CVE-2021-4319 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 28 Jul 2023. 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
Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 93.0.4577.82 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-4319?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2021-4319?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2021-4319 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-4319 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-4319, GHSA-xx77-4mm7-3wpx.