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)

NVD

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.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
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

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Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.09%
Percentile
77.94%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.