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CVE-2024-7971

Warning
Exploit

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Google ≫ Chrome Version < 128.0.6613.84
Microsoft ≫ Edge Version < 128.0.2739.42

26.08.2024: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Vulnerability

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Description

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 1.59% 0.81
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 9.6 2.8 6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.