Google Chrome up to 131.0.6778.264 Skia heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Skia. The manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-0436. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Skia. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 132.0.6834.83 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-0436 since 01/13/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 02/19/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214138 (Google Chrome < 132.0.6834.83 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 132.0.6834.83 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214138). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214138
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 132.0.6834.83 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 132.0.6834.83

Timelineinfo

01/13/2025 🔍
01/15/2025 +2 days 🔍
01/15/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2025 +35 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 382786
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0436 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0436
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291912

Entryinfo

Created: 01/15/2025 12:55
Updated: 02/19/2025 04:55
Changes: 01/15/2025 12:55 (4), 01/15/2025 12:56 (19), 01/15/2025 12:59 (35), 01/15/2025 16:28 (2), 02/19/2025 04:55 (1)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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