[ CVE-2024-4671 · Published 14 May 2024 ]
Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2024-05-13
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.6
[ Description ]Official description
Use after free in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CISA: Google Chromium Visuals contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 3 Jun 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/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.htmlVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/339266700Permissions Required
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- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource