Google Chrome up to 137.0.7151.103 Animation use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Animation. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-6555. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Animation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 138.0.7204.49 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-6555 since 06/24/2025. 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/26/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240340 (Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.49 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 138.0.7204.49 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at chromereleases.googleblog.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240340) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-19073). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240340
Nessus Name: Google Chrome < 138.0.7204.49 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 138.0.7204.49

Timelineinfo

06/24/2025 🔍
06/25/2025 +1 days 🔍
06/25/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/26/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 407328
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-6555 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-6555
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313781
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2025 06:50
Updated: 06/26/2025 16:21
Changes: 06/25/2025 06:50 (59), 06/25/2025 07:24 (1), 06/25/2025 08:08 (2), 06/26/2025 16:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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