Google Chrome up to 137.0.7151.55 Blink use after free

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6.0$5k-$25k0.02

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Blink. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.68 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-5068 since 05/21/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/03/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 237661 (Google Chrome < 137.0.7151.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 137.0.7151.68 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (237661) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-16694). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 237661
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 137.0.7151.68 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 137.0.7151.68

Timelineinfo

05/21/2025 CVE reserved
06/03/2025 +13 days Advisory disclosed
06/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 409059
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-5068 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310900
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2025 06:04 AM
Updated: 06/03/2025 02:33 PM
Changes: 06/03/2025 06:04 AM (59), 06/03/2025 07:00 AM (2), 06/03/2025 10:14 AM (1), 06/03/2025 02:33 PM (1)
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Cache ID: 18:7C1:40

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