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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-1939
CVE-2024-1939:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Type Confusion vulnerability (CVE-2024-1939) was discovered in V8, the JavaScript engine of Google Chrome, affecting versions prior to 122.0.6261.94. The vulnerability was reported by Bohan Liu of Tencent Security Xuanwu Lab on February 5, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on February 27, 2024. This high-severity issue affects Google Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Type Confusion issue (CWE-843) in the V8 JavaScript engine that could potentially lead to heap corruption when triggered by a crafted HTML page. The severity is rated as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating significant potential impact (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. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could result in a complete compromise of system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has released version 122.0.6261.94 of Chrome to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their browsers to this version or later. The fix has also been incorporated into various distributions including Fedora 38, 39, and 40 (Fedora Update).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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