Google Chrome AFAF in Accessibility before 122.0.6261.57
CVE-2024-3171 Published on July 16, 2024
Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.57 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3171 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2024-3171. 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-2024-3171 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-3171
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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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