Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-3159

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Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-3159

Published: April 2, 2024 / Updated: April 15, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88007
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-2024-3159
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2024-3159

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 123.0.6312.105
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 122.0.2365.120, 123.0.2420.81
Google Chrome - update to 123.0.6312.105
www-client/opera - update to 73.0.3856.284
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 110.0.5130.35
chromium - addressed in versions 123.0.6312.105-1.el7, 123.0.6312.105-1.el8, 123.0.6312.105-1.el9, 123.0.6312.105-1.fc38, 123.0.6312.105-1.fc39, 123.0.6312.105-1.fc40
chromium (Debian package) - update to 123.0.6312.105-1~deb12u1
www-client/google-chrome - update to 124.0.2478.97
ww-client/microsoft-edge - update to 124.0.6367.155
www-client/chromium - update to 124.0.6367.155

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