Google Chrome up to 129.0.6668.89 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. Executing a manipulation can lead to type confusion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-9603. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality 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. CVE summarizes:

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.100 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-9603 since 10/07/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 10/10/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208452 (Debian dsa-5787 : chromium - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 129.0.6668.100 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208452). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 208452
Nessus Name: Debian dsa-5787 : chromium - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 129.0.6668.100

Timelineinfo

10/07/2024 🔍
10/09/2024 +2 days 🔍
10/09/2024 +0 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 367818
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9603 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9603
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279778

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2024 07:35
Updated: 03/07/2025 23:54
Changes: 10/09/2024 07:35 (58), 10/09/2024 23:59 (2), 10/10/2024 13:56 (12), 03/07/2025 23:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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