Google Chrome up to 126.0.6478.114 WebAssembly type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. This affects an unknown function of the component WebAssembly. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-9859. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebAssembly. 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 WebAssembly in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

It is possible to read the advisory at issues.chromium.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-9859 since 10/11/2024. 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 10/11/2024).

Upgrading to version 126.0.6478.126 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 126.0.6478.126

Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 346197
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-9859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-9859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280123

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2024 21:49
Updated: 03/06/2025 23:32
Changes: 10/11/2024 21:49 (57), 03/06/2025 23:32 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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