CVE-2024-0807 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome's Web Audio component, potentially leading to code execution.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-0807?

CVE-2024-0807 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 23 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Use after free in Web Audio in Google Chrome prior to 121.0.6167.85 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0807?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (1)
nodejs-electron openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions27.3.1-1.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-0807?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-0807 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0807 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-0807, GHSA-hjm7-v5pw-x89r, openSUSE-SU-2024:13641-1.

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