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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-0223
CVE-2024-0223:
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Overview
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-0223) was discovered in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome prior to version 120.0.6099.199. The vulnerability was reported by Toan (suto) Pham and Tri Dang of Qrious Secure on November 24, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on January 3, 2024 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a heap buffer overflow in ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) component of Chrome. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating a high severity issue that requires user interaction (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 120.0.6099.199. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix was released as part of a security update that addressed multiple vulnerabilities (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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