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CVE-2025-6988: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Use-after-free vulnerability was discovered in the Downloads component of Google Chrome for iOS versions prior to 127.0.6533.72. This high-severity security flaw allows remote attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption through specially crafted HTML pages (Chrome Release Notes).

Technical details

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-6988 and has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). The vulnerability vector is 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 required. The vulnerability has been classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause system crashes. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update to Google Chrome version 127.0.6533.72 or later on iOS devices to address this vulnerability. The fix has been implemented in the stable channel update (Chrome Release Notes).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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