Type Confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-1938

 

Type Confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2024-1938

Published: February 27, 2024 / Updated: February 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86857
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-2024-1938
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

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 engine. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-1938

Install updates from vendor's website.

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