Google Chrome up to 124.0.6367.118 ANGLE use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ANGLE. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-4558. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Google Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component ANGLE. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.155 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-4558 since 05/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 12/20/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209834 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 124.0.6367.155 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209834). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.6
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

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

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209834
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : webkit2gtk3 (SUSE-SU-2024:3751-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Chrome 124.0.6367.155

Timelineinfo

05/06/2024 🔍
05/07/2024 +1 days 🔍
05/07/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2025 +328 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 337766
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-4558 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-4558
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263395

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2024 21:57
Updated: 03/31/2025 13:29
Changes: 05/07/2024 21:57 (57), 07/30/2024 07:08 (14), 10/27/2024 20:46 (2), 12/20/2024 18:40 (11), 03/31/2025 13:29 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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