CVE-2024-12695

Published Dec 18, 2024

Last updated 6 months ago

Google Chrome

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2024-12695 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability found in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome versions prior to 131.0.6778.204. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox environment. The vulnerability can be triggered when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-787, which focuses on out-of-bounds writes. By writing data outside the intended buffer space, an attacker could corrupt data, crash the application, or execute code. Google released Chrome version 131.0.6778.204/.205 for Windows and Mac, and 131.0.6778.204 for Linux to address the vulnerability.

Description: Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 131.0.6778.204 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: chrome

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 8.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 2.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

chrome-cve-admin@google.com: CWE-787

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "2EC6F582-DB6B-44A3-834D-98404B405684",
            "versionEndExcluding": "131.0.6778.204"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.