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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-11113
CVE-2024-11113:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome versions prior to 131.0.6778.69. This vulnerability was reported by Weipeng Jiang (@Krace) of VRI on August 16, 2024 (Chrome Release, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome. It 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 (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process 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. Users are advised to update their Chrome browser to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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