Chrome V8 OOB Write <126.0.6478.54 Type Confusion
CVE-2024-5830 Published on June 11, 2024
Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-5830 is exploitable 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-2024-5830. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Types
What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?
The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
CVE-2024-5830 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.
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-2024-5830 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-5830
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 126.0.6478.54 and below 126.0.6478.54 is affected.
- Before 126.0.6478.54 is affected.
- Version 39 is affected.
- Version 40 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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