Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.6
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-4671
Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerabili - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Use after free in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

INFO

Published Date :

May 14, 2024, 3:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 14, 2024, 5:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

2.8
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Google Chromium Visuals contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html?m=1

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-4671 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Google chrome
1 Microsoft edge_chromium

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-4671 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • TheCyberThrone
Google Chrome 129 released with several bug fixes

Google has released Chrome 129, with bug fixes for several vulnerabilities, which are now available on the stable channel for Windows, Mac, and Linux users.The new version release addresses nine vulne ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 18, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Google patched several vulnerabilities in thrid minor upgrade to Chrome 128

Google has released a new Chrome 128 update that addresses five vulnerabilities, including four high-severity vulnerabilities reported by external researchers.The first vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2 ... Read more

Published Date: Sep 11, 2024 (1 month, 3 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
APT29 compromised Mongolia with NSO and Intellexa tools

Google’s Threat Analysis Group has uncovered that Russian government-backed APT29 hackers targetting Mongolian government websites using exploits strikingly similar to those developed by commercial sp ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Google TAG Uncovers Watering Hole Attacks on Mongolian Government Websites

In a revealing report, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has uncovered a series of sophisticated watering hole attacks targeting Mongolian government websites between November 2023 and July 2024. T ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 31, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Hackread - Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News
Russian APT29 Using NSO Group-Style Exploits in Attacks, Google

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has exposed a new campaign by Russian state-backed APT29, also known as Cozy Bear or Midnight Blizzard, utilizing advanced spyware techniques similar to those of N ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 30, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Russian State Hackers Using Exploits ‘Strikingly Similar’ to Spyware Vendors NSO and Intellexa

Google has identified a connection between Russian state hackers and exploits that bear an “identical or strikingly similar” resemblance to those created by spyware companies NSO Group and Intellexa, ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Ars Technica
Commercial spyware vendor exploits used by Kremlin-backed hackers, Google says

MERCHANTS OF HACKING — Findings undercut pledges of NSO Group and Intellexa their wares won't be abused. Getty Images Critics of spyware and exploit sellers have long warned that the advanced hacki ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • The Hacker News
Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with information-steali ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Help Net Security
Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites

Suspected Russian hackers have been hitting iPhone and Android users visiting government websites with exploits first leveraged by commercial surveillance vendors, Google TAG researchers shared. The w ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Russian APT29 hackers use iOS, Chrome exploits created by spyware vendors

The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023 and Ju ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • Google
State-backed attackers and commercial surveillance vendors repeatedly use the same exploits

Our latest n-day exploit reporting shows that in an attack on Mongolian government websites, Russian-backed APT29 is suspected of using the same exploits as Intellexa and NSO. We’re sharing details an ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (2 months ago)
  • 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)
  • TheCyberThrone
Google addressed 10th Zeroday in Chrome CVE-2024-7965

Google has released a patch to address a new Chrome zero-day vulnerability that is actively exploited.The vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-7965 with a CVSS score of 8.8 is an inappropriate implementa ... 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)
  • TheCyberThrone
Bitdefender patches critical vulnerability -CVE-2024-6980

Bitdefender has released a  patch for a critical vulnerability in its GravityZone Update Server. The vulnerability that could potentially allow attackers to perform server-side request forgery attacks ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 02, 2024 (3 months ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Google fixes critical vulnerability CVE-2024-6990 in Chrome

Google has released the latest security update for its Chrome browser, addressing several critical vulnerabilities.The latest advisory includes three significant security fixes, two classified as high ... Read more

Published Date: Jul 31, 2024 (3 months ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-4671 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.

  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BWFSZNNWSQYDRYKNLBDGEXXKMBXDYQ3F/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BWFSZNNWSQYDRYKNLBDGEXXKMBXDYQ3F/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FAWEKDQTHPN7NFEMLIWP7YMIZ2DHF36N/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FAWEKDQTHPN7NFEMLIWP7YMIZ2DHF36N/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/ Mailing List
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-416
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FAWEKDQTHPN7NFEMLIWP7YMIZ2DHF36N/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BWFSZNNWSQYDRYKNLBDGEXXKMBXDYQ3F/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 17, 2024

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

    May. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339266700 No Types Assigned https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339266700 Permissions Required
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 124.0.6367.201
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    May. 15, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-05-13
    Added Due Date 2024-06-03
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Use after free in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339266700 [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-2024-4671 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-4671 weaknesses.

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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