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CVE-2024-7969: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Type Confusion vulnerability in V8 engine of Google Chrome (CVE-2024-7969) was discovered prior to version 128.0.6613.113. The vulnerability was reported by CFF of Topsec Alpha Team on July 9, 2024, and was classified with High severity. This security flaw affects Chrome browsers across Windows, Mac, and Linux operating systems (Chrome Release, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type), commonly known as Type Confusion. It 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. This indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google has released version 128.0.6613.113/.114 for Windows and Mac, and 128.0.6613.113 for Linux to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to update their Chrome browsers to these versions or later (Chrome Release).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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