Google Chrome up to 126.0.6478.114 Swiftshader use after free

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
7.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Swiftshader. This manipulation causes use after free. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-6291. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit 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 Swiftshader. 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 Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-6291 since 06/24/2024. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/07/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 231952 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-6291), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 126.0.6478.126 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (231952). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 8.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 231952
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-6291

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 126.0.6478.126

Timelineinfo

06/24/2024 🔍
06/25/2024 +1 days 🔍
06/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/22/2025 +270 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 409429
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6291 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6291
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269569

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2024 02:03
Updated: 03/22/2025 12:54
Changes: 06/25/2024 02:03 (57), 06/25/2024 22:21 (1), 12/26/2024 18:06 (21), 03/07/2025 19:29 (2), 03/22/2025 12:54 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you know our Splunk app?

Download it now for free!