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CVE-2024-3169:
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A high-severity use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-3169) was discovered in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 121.0.6167.139. This vulnerability affects the browser's JavaScript engine and was reported by researcher johnshoop on January 14, 2024 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a use-after-free (CWE-416) issue in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed (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 with the same privileges as the Chrome browser process (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability requires user interaction, specifically visiting a maliciously crafted HTML page. Google awarded a $17,000 bounty for this vulnerability report, indicating its significant security impact (Chrome Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has released version 121.0.6167.139 for Mac and Linux, and 121.0.6167.139/140 for Windows to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to these versions or later (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Linux Distribution fix status
Fix availability across major Linux distributions and their releases.
Source: This report was generated using AI
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