CVE-2024-6100

Published Jun 20, 2024

Last updated 2 years ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2024-6100 is a "Type Confusion" vulnerability found in the V8 JavaScript engine, which is a core component of Google Chrome. This flaw occurs when a program allocates or initializes a resource with one data type but then attempts to access it using an incompatible type. This discrepancy can lead to unexpected behavior within the software. Exploitation of CVE-2024-6100 can be achieved by a remote attacker who crafts a malicious HTML page. If a user running a vulnerable version of Google Chrome (specifically, versions prior to 126.0.6478.114) visits this specially designed page, the type confusion error in the V8 engine can be triggered. This allows the attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser.

Description: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.114 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
NVD status: Modified
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

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-843
chrome-cve-admin@google.com: CWE-843
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-843

Hype score is a measure of social media activity compared against trending CVEs from the past 12 months. Max score 100.

Hype score: 14

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "matchCriteriaId": "1B82B0A4-B5BC-4639-AA1D-FD1B3E501892",
            "versionEndExcluding": "126.0.6478.114",
            "vulnerable": true
          }
        ],
        "negate": false,
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.