Use-after-free in V8 of Google Chrome <121 (heap corruption)
CVE-2024-3169 Published on July 16, 2024
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 121.0.6167.139 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3169 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-3169. 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-2024-3169 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-3169
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 121.0.6167.139 and below 121.0.6167.139 is affected.
- Before 121.0.6167.139 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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