8.8
HIGH
CVE-2025-0438
Google Chrome Tracing Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Stack buffer overflow in Tracing in Google Chrome prior to 132.0.6834.83 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 15, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Source :

chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0438 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-2025-0438.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/384186539

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-2025-0438 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • TheCyberThrone
Google Chrome fixes 16 flaws with the latest version

Google has released version 132.0.6834.83/84 of its Chrome browser on January 14, 2025. This update addresses several critical security vulnerabilities to enhance the browser’s security and stability. ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 15, 2025 (1 week, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-0438 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

    Jan. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-79
  • New CVE Received by chrome-cve-admin@google.com

    Jan. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Stack buffer overflow in Tracing in Google Chrome prior to 132.0.6834.83 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
    Added Reference https://issues.chromium.org/issues/384186539
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

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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-2025-0438 weaknesses.

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