CVE-2024-3176 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome
Published on July 16, 2024
Out of bounds write in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-3176 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. 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 write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2024-3176 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
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What versions of Chrome are vulnerable to CVE-2024-3176?
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Google Chrome Fixed in Version 117.0.5938.62