#VU96600 Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2024-8193

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96600

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8193

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Chromium
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in Skia. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chromium: 128.0.6613.0 - 128.0.6613.112

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External links
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
https://crbug.com/360265320

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.