Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-5160

Vulnerability identifier: #VU89716

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-2024-5160

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

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

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

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 125.0.6422.76
Microsoft Edge - update to 125.0.2535.67
Google Chrome - update to 125.0.6422.76
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 125.0.6422.76-1.el7, 125.0.6422.76-1.el8, 125.0.6422.76-1.el9, 125.0.6422.76-1.fc39, 125.0.6422.76-1.fc40
chromium (Debian package) - update to 125.0.6422.76-1~deb12u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
• https://crbug.com/338161969

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Fedora 39 update for chromium
• Fedora 40 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Debian update for chromium
• Gentoo update for QtWebEngine