CVE-2024-7972: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2024-7972 is a security vulnerability identified in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine prior to version 128.0.6613.84. The vulnerability was reported on June 10, 2024, by researchers Simon Gerst (intrigus-lgtm), Liam Wachter, and Julian Gremminger. It involves an inappropriate implementation in V8 that could allow a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is related to improper implementation in Chrome's V8 engine, which could lead to out of bounds memory access. Google has classified this as a Medium severity issue (NVD).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform out of bounds memory access, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged-on user. The impact severity depends on the user's privileges - users with administrative rights could be more severely impacted than those with restricted rights (CIS Advisory).

Google has addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 128.0.6613.84 and later. Users are strongly advised to update to the latest version of Google Chrome. Organizations should apply appropriate updates provided by Google to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing (CIS Advisory).