Google Chrome up to 125.0.6422.141 Memory Allocator heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Chrome. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Memory Allocator. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-5839. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Memory Allocator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Inappropriate Implementation in Memory Allocator in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-5839 since 06/11/2024. 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 03/06/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 230847 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-5839), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 126.0.6478.54 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (230847). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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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: 230847
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-5839

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 126.0.6478.54

Timelineinfo

06/11/2024 🔍
06/12/2024 +1 days 🔍
06/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2025 +285 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 340122
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-5839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-5839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-268087

Entryinfo

Created: 06/12/2024 06:20
Updated: 03/24/2025 06:24
Changes: 06/12/2024 06:20 (56), 06/14/2024 11:48 (2), 06/20/2024 17:40 (11), 03/06/2025 11:05 (3), 03/24/2025 06:24 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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