[ CVE-2023-7024 · Published 21 Dec 2023 ]
Google Chromium WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-01-02
[ Description ]Official description
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.129 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CISA: Google Chromium WebRTC, an open-source project providing web browsers with real-time communication, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using WebRTC, including but not limited to Google Chrome.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 23 Jan 2024): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.htmlVendor Advisory
- crbug.com/1513170ExploitIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/…Broken LinkMailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/…Broken LinkMailing List
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5585Mailing List
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource