Google Chrome up to 122.0.6261.94 V8 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component V8. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-2174. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The weakness was released 03/06/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-2174 since 03/04/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/06/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 227901 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-2174), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 122.0.6261.111 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (227901). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 227901
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-2174

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 122.0.6261.111

Timelineinfo

03/04/2024 🔍
03/06/2024 +2 days 🔍
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04/17/2025 +407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 32586
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-2174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255951

Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2024 20:19
Updated: 04/17/2025 12:28
Changes: 03/06/2024 20:19 (41), 04/05/2024 09:38 (15), 04/05/2024 09:39 (1), 08/28/2024 20:32 (14), 12/19/2024 22:30 (11), 03/06/2025 02:14 (2), 04/17/2025 12:28 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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