Use-After-Free in Google Chrome DevTools before 122.0.6261.57
CVE-2024-3168 Published on July 16, 2024
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.57 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3168 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. 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
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2024-3168 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-3168
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 122.0.6261.57 and below 122.0.6261.57 is affected.
- Before 122.0.6261.57 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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