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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-5280
CVE-2025-5280:
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Out of bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2025-5280) was discovered in Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine affecting versions prior to 137.0.7151.55. The vulnerability was reported by security researcher pwn2car on May 12, 2025, and was officially patched in the stable channel update released on May 27, 2025. This security flaw was classified with high severity by the Chromium security team (Chrome Release, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) affecting the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome. The flaw allows writing data outside the intended buffer boundaries, which could lead to memory corruption. The issue affects Chrome installations on Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release, GBHackers).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow remote attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. The high severity rating indicates significant potential impact, including possible arbitrary code execution and memory corruption (NVD, GBHackers).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google has released version 137.0.7151.55/56 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly encouraged to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version. The update will roll out automatically over the coming days and weeks (Chrome Release).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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