Google Chrome up to 127.0.6533.72 Dawn uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Dawn. The manipulation results in uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-6990. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Dawn. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 127.0.6533.88 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-6990. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 08/17/2024).

Upgrading to version 127.0.6533.88 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 127.0.6533.88

Timelineinfo

07/31/2024 🔍
07/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/16/2025 +228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-6990 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-6990
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273228

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2024 06:55
Updated: 03/16/2025 07:09
Changes: 07/31/2024 06:55 (53), 08/03/2024 20:46 (13), 08/17/2024 11:48 (11), 03/16/2025 07:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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