CVEs / CVE-2024-4761
CVE-2024-4761: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Write Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 16 May 2024
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an unspecified out-of-bounds memory write vulnerability 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.
Description
Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.207 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from 124.0.6367.207, before 124.0.6367.207 | 124.0.6367.207 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 16 May 2024 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 6 Jun 2024 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2024-4761 on NVD
- CVE-2024-4761 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2024-4761 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/339458194 Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/6G7EYH2JAK5OJPVNC6AXYQ5K7YGYNCDN/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NTSN22LNYXMWHVTYNOYQVOY7VDZFHENQ/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/WSUWM73ZCXTN62AT2REYQDD5ZKPFMDZD/ Mailing List
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4761 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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