Google Chrome up to 127.0.6533.99 V8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component V8. The manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-7971. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-7971. 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/03/2025).

It is declared as attacked. This issue was added on 08/26/2024 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 09/16/2024:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Upgrading to version 128.0.6613.84 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (904). Further details are available at malwarebytes.com. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 128.0.6613.84

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03/13/2025 +204 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7971 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7971
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275466
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2024 23:40
Updated: 03/13/2025 12:09
Changes: 08/21/2024 23:40 (53), 08/22/2024 16:49 (4), 08/23/2024 06:18 (13), 08/23/2024 08:32 (3), 08/26/2024 22:37 (9), 08/27/2024 02:15 (11), 09/09/2024 22:30 (1), 01/03/2025 21:03 (4), 03/13/2025 12:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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