Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-3833

 

Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-3833

Published: April 16, 2024 / Updated: April 17, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88738
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-2024-3833
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 WebAssembly in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger memory corruption 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
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)
chromium
ww-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-3833

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 124.0.6367.60
Microsoft Edge - update to 124.0.2478.51
Google Chrome - update to 124.0.6367.60
www-client/opera - update to 73.0.3856.284
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 110.0.5130.35
www-client/google-chrome - update to 124.0.2478.97
chromium (Debian package) - update to 124.0.6367.60-1~deb12u1
chromium - addressed in versions 124.0.6367.60-2.fc40, 124.0.6367.78-1.el9, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc38, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc39, 124.0.6367.78-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.91-1.el9, 124.0.6367.91-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.118-1.el9, 124.0.6367.118-1.fc40, 124.0.6367.155-1.el9, 124.0.6367.201-1.el9, 125.0.6422.60-1.el9, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9
ww-client/microsoft-edge - update to 124.0.6367.155
www-client/chromium - update to 124.0.6367.155

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