Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0519

 

Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0519

Published: January 16, 2024 / Updated: March 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85446
CSH Severity: Critical
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-2024-0519
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2024-0519

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 120.0.6099.234
Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.144
Google Chrome - update to 120.0.6099.224
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 114.0.5735.347
chromium - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.224-1.el7, 120.0.6099.224-1.el8, 120.0.6099.224-1.el9, 120.0.6099.224-1.fc38, 120.0.6099.224-1.fc39
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1, 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 121.0.2277.83
www-client/chromium - update to 121.0.6167.139
www-client/google-chrome - update to 121.0.6167.139

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