Out-of-bounds write in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4761

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Out-of-bounds write in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-4761

Published: May 13, 2024 / Updated: May 15, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU89420
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-2024-4761
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in V8. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
Dell Hybrid Client
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium (Debian package)
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2024-4761

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 124.0.6367.207
Microsoft Edge - update to 124.0.2478.105
Google Chrome - update to 124.0.6367.207
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 120.0.6099.312
chromium (Debian package) - update to 124.0.6367.207-1~deb12u1
chromium - addressed in versions 125.0.6422.60-1.el8, 125.0.6422.60-1.el9, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc38, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc39, 125.0.6422.60-1.fc40, 125.0.6422.76-1.el7, 125.0.6422.76-1.el8, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9

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