CVE-2024-6998

Aug. 6, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Tags

chrome-cve-admin@google.com
CWE-416
2024-08-06
CVE-2024-6998

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Google Chrome

  • prior to 127.0.6533.72

Description

Use after free in User Education in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weaknesses

CWE-416
Use After Free

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CWE ID: 416

Date

Published: Aug. 6, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 6, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

chrome-cve-admin@google.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
8.8
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/340098902
chrome-cve-admin@google.com