Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-12692

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Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-12692

Published: December 18, 2024 / Updated: December 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101839
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12692
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
www-client/opera
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2024-12692

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 131.0.6778.204
Microsoft Edge - update to 131.0.2903.112
Google Chrome - update to 131.0.6778.204
chromium - addressed in versions 131.0.6778.204-1.el8, 131.0.6778.204-1.el9, 131.0.6778.204-1.el10_0, 131.0.6778.204-1.fc40, 131.0.6778.204-1.fc41
Prisma Access Browser - update to 131.205.2943.22
www-client/opera - update to 119.0.5497.12
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 134.0.3124.83
www-client/chromium - update to 134.0.6998.117
www-client/google-chrome - update to 134.0.6998.117
chromium (Debian package) - update to 131.0.6778.204-1~deb12u1

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