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CVE-2021-30603:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2021-30603 is a data race vulnerability discovered in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome versions prior to 92.0.4515.159. The vulnerability was reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on July 27, 2021, and was patched in August 2021 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a race condition (CWE-362) in the WebAudio component of Chrome that could potentially lead to heap corruption. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating that it is network-accessible but requires high attack complexity and user interaction (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was fixed in Chrome version 92.0.4515.159. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix was also incorporated into Fedora's chromium packages for various versions (Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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