Out-of-bounds read in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-0437

 

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-0437

Published: January 14, 2025 / Updated: January 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102767
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0437
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the Metrics component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2025-0437

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 132.0.6834.83
Microsoft Edge - update to 132.0.2957.115
Google Chrome - update to 132.0.6834.83
www-client/opera - update to 119.0.5497.12
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 126.0.6478.264, 132.0.6834.94
chromium - addressed in versions 132.0.6834.83-1.el9, 132.0.6834.83-1.el10_0, 132.0.6834.83-1.fc40, 132.0.6834.83-1.fc41, 132.0.6834.83-2.el8
chromium (Debian package) - update to 132.0.6834.83-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 133.8.10.54
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

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