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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-6994
CVE-2024-6994:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-6994) was discovered in the Layout component of Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72. The vulnerability was reported by Huang Xilin of Ant Group Light-Year Security Lab on May 10, 2024 (Chrome Releases).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a heap buffer overflow in the Layout 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. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) and CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 127.0.6533.72 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Releases).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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