Google Chrome up to 128.0.6613.137 V8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component V8. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-8904. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8904. 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 01/02/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 207720 (openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2024:0311-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 129.0.6668.58 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (207720). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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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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Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 207720
Nessus Name: openSUSE 15 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2024:0311-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 129.0.6668.58

Timelineinfo

09/17/2024 🔍
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03/10/2025 +174 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277807

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 23:09
Updated: 03/10/2025 01:37
Changes: 09/17/2024 23:09 (53), 09/18/2024 05:27 (1), 09/21/2024 06:48 (12), 09/30/2024 06:48 (2), 01/02/2025 19:45 (11), 03/10/2025 01:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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