Integer underflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0808

 

Integer underflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-0808

Published: January 23, 2024 / Updated: January 23, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85725
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0808
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in WebUI. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger integer underflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-0808

Install update from vendor's website.

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