Google Chrome up to 135.0.7049.95 HTML heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome. This affects an unknown function of the component HTML. Such manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-4096. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTML. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Heap buffer overflow in HTML in Google Chrome prior to 136.0.7103.59 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 handled as CVE-2025-4096. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 05/06/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234957 (Google Chrome < 136.0.7103.48 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 136.0.7103.48 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234957). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 234957
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 136.0.7103.48 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 136.0.7103.48

Timelineinfo

04/30/2025 🔍
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05/06/2025 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-4096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-4096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306644

Entryinfo

Created: 04/30/2025 18:17
Updated: 05/06/2025 15:26
Changes: 04/30/2025 18:17 (55), 04/30/2025 18:43 (2), 05/06/2025 12:02 (1), 05/06/2025 15:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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