Google Chrome up to 133.0.6943.126 PDFium out-of-bounds

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4.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component PDFium. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-1918. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome. Affected is an unknown code of the component PDFium. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Out of bounds read in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 134.0.6998.35 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is shared for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-1918 since 03/04/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 04/02/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232076 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1918), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 134.0.6998.35 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (232076). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / 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: 232076
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-1918

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 134.0.6998.35

Timelineinfo

03/04/2025 🔍
03/05/2025 +1 days 🔍
03/05/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2025 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 388557
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1918 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1918
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298596

Entryinfo

Created: 03/05/2025 07:06
Updated: 04/02/2025 07:27
Changes: 03/05/2025 07:06 (59), 03/07/2025 09:10 (2), 04/02/2025 07:27 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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