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CVE-2024-6100:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2024-6100 is a Type Confusion vulnerability discovered in the V8 engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 126.0.6478.114. The vulnerability was reported by Seunghyun Lee (@0x10n) on June 4, 2024, while participating in SSD Secure Disclosure's TyphoonPWN 2024 event (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Type Confusion issue (CWE-843) in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. It has received 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 network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system through a specially crafted HTML page. Given the high CVSS score and the potential for arbitrary code execution, this vulnerability poses significant risks to system security (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has released a fix in Chrome version 126.0.6478.114 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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