Out of Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2025-0612

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 January 2025

Badges

📈 Score: 330📰 News Worthy

What is CVE-2025-0612?

CVE-2025-0612 is a high-severity vulnerability identified in Google Chrome, particularly affecting its V8 JavaScript engine. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. Given that Google Chrome is a widely used web browser across numerous organizations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. If exploited, it could lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of sensitive data, impacting user privacy and organizational security.

Technical Details

The vulnerability stems from an out-of-bounds memory access issue within the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 132.0.6834.110. This type of flaw can occur when a program attempts to read or write memory outside the boundaries that have been allocated, leading to unpredictable behavior in the application. In this case, a crafted HTML page could trigger the vulnerability, enabling an attacker to manipulate the memory allocation of the browser.

Potential Impact of CVE-2025-0612

  1. Data Breaches: Successful exploitation could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information stored within the browser, leading to potential data theft or leak of confidential data.

  2. System Integrity Compromise: By exploiting the memory corruption vulnerability, attackers could execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser, potentially gaining control over the user's system or enabling further malware installation.

  3. User Trust Erosion: The ability to exploit such vulnerabilities can erode user trust in the affected software, resulting in reputational damage for organizations that rely on Google Chrome for secure web interactions.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 132.0.6834.110

News Articles

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Chrome Security Update - Patch for 3 High-Severity Vulnerabilities

Google has released a critical update for the Chrome browser, addressing three high-severity security vulnerabilities.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/01/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/385155406

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 📰

    First article discovered by GBHackers News

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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