Google Chrome up to 128.0.6613.137 V8 heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component V8. Such manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-8905. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Inappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-8905. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 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). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2024-8905 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8905
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-277808

Entryinfo

Created: 09/17/2024 23:09
Updated: 03/10/2025 01:37
Changes: 09/17/2024 23:09 (54), 09/18/2024 05:27 (1), 09/21/2024 06:48 (14), 09/30/2024 06:48 (2), 01/02/2025 19:45 (11), 03/10/2025 01:37 (3)
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