Google Chrome V8 Engine Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability
CVE-2024-12693 Published on December 18, 2024
Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-12693 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 131.0.6778.204 and below 131.0.6778.204 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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