Google Chrome up to 127.0.6533.99 Installer out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Installer. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-7980. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Installer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient data validation in Installer in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted symbolic link. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7980. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/06/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 230812 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-7980), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 128.0.6613.84 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (230812). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 230812
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-7980

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Chrome 128.0.6613.84

Timelineinfo

08/21/2024 🔍
08/21/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/06/2025 +197 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-275477

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2024 23:41
Updated: 03/06/2025 11:05
Changes: 08/21/2024 23:41 (54), 08/23/2024 06:18 (13), 08/27/2024 02:15 (11), 03/06/2025 11:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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