Google Chrome up to 129.0.6668.89 V8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component V8. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-9602. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component V8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.100 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-9602 since 10/07/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 11/20/2025).

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). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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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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 🔍
11/20/2025 +407 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 368241
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9602 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9602
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-279779

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2024 07:35
Updated: 11/20/2025 21:01
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), 11/20/2025 21:01 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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