CVE-2024-6991
Google Chrome Use After Free Vulnerability
Description
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 7, 2024, 10:09 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2024-6991.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html | Release Notes |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/346618785 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 07, 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/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html Release Notes Changed Reference Type https://issues.chromium.org/issues/346618785 No Types Assigned https://issues.chromium.org/issues/346618785 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required Added CWE NIST CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 127.0.6533.72 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 06, 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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High) Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://issues.chromium.org/issues/346618785 [No types assigned] Added CWE Chrome CWE-416
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-6991 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-2024-6991
weaknesses.