SB2024092005 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
Published: September 20, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 9 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8907)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Omnibox in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
2) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43489)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
3) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8908)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in Autofill in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
4) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8905)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
5) Universal cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38221)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
6) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8904)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
7) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8906)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Downloads in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and spoof web page content.
8) Improperly implemented security check for standard (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8909)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect implementation in UI in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.
9) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43496)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8907
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43489
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8908
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8905
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-38221
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8904
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8906
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-8909
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2024-43496