Heap Corruption Vulnerability in User Education Feature of Google Chrome
CVE-2024-6998

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 August 2024

What is CVE-2024-6998?

The vulnerability in the User Education feature of Google Chrome arises from a use-after-free condition that can lead to heap corruption. This issue affects versions released before 127.0.6533.72. A remote attacker may exploit this by enticing a user to perform specific UI gestures on a specially crafted HTML page. If successful, this could result in unintended behavior or crashes, posing potential security risks for affected users. It is crucial for Google Chrome users to update to the latest version to mitigate these vulnerabilities.

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References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340098902

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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