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CVE-2024-11112:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Use-after-free vulnerability in the Media component of Google Chrome on Windows (CVE-2024-11112) was discovered prior to version 131.0.6778.69. The vulnerability was reported by Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13) and Zhenghang Xiao(@Kipreyyy) of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on July 23, 2024 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-After-Free (CWE-416) issue in the Media component of Chrome. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) from NIST with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while CISA-ADP assessed it with a score of 7.5 (HIGH) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the same privileges as the Chrome browser process (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 131.0.6778.69 and later for Windows. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version to receive the security fix (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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