Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-0997

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2025-0997

Published: February 12, 2025 / Updated: February 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103930
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-2025-0997
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Navigation component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2025-0997

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 133.0.6943.98
Microsoft Edge - update to 133.0.3065.69
Google Chrome - update to 133.0.6943.98
www-client/opera - update to 120.0.5543.8
chromium - addressed in versions 133.0.6943.98-1.el8, 133.0.6943.98-1.el9, 133.0.6943.98-1.el10_0, 133.0.6943.98-1.fc40, 133.0.6943.98-1.fc41
chromium (Debian package) - update to 133.0.6943.98-1~deb12u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 134.7.4.44
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 135.0.3179.85
www-client/chromium - update to 135.0.7049.95
www-client/google-chrome - update to 135.0.7049.95

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