8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-3159
Google Chrome V8 Memory Corruption
Description

Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

INFO

Published Date :

April 6, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-3159 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome
1 Microsoft edge_chromium
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-3159.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/330760873 Permissions Required
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EVEJEW7UCSUSK2J2FYQRZZPI74P2D3JP/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-3159 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Cyber Express
Critical Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-7965) Requires Immediate User Action

Google recently addressed a critical zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome browser, identified as CVE-2024-7965. This high-severity flaw, affecting versions of Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84, has been a ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 27, 2024 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • The Hacker News
Google Warns of CVE-2024-7965 Chrome Security Flaw Under Active Exploitation

Vulnerability / Browser Security Google has revealed that a security flaw that was patched as part of a software update rolled out last week to its Chrome browser has come under active exploitation in ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 27, 2024 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year

Today, Google revealed that it patched the tenth zero-day exploited in the wild in 2024 by attackers or security researchers during hacking contests. Tracked as CVE-2024-7965 and reported by a securit ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 26, 2024 (2 months, 1 week ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Google fixes ninth Zeroday CVE-2024-7971 in Chrome

Google released an emergency security update to address a Chrome zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7971, that is actively exploited.The vulnerability is a type confusion issue that resides i ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 22, 2024 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • The Hacker News
Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild

Browser Security / Vulnerability Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracke ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 22, 2024 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day tagged as exploited this year

​​Today, Google released a new Chrome emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability tagged as exploited in attacks. "Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-7971 exists in the wild, ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2024 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

​​Today, Google released a new Chrome emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability tagged as exploited in attacks. "Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-7971 exists in the wild, ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 21, 2024 (2 months, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-3159 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-125
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 26, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.chromium.org/issues/330760873 No Types Assigned https://issues.chromium.org/issues/330760873 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EVEJEW7UCSUSK2J2FYQRZZPI74P2D3JP/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EVEJEW7UCSUSK2J2FYQRZZPI74P2D3JP/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 123.0.6312.105
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EVEJEW7UCSUSK2J2FYQRZZPI74P2D3JP/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 06, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://issues.chromium.org/issues/330760873 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-3159 is associated with the following CWEs:

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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