CVE-2024-2173 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's V8 engine via a crafted HTML page, 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-2024-2173?
CVE-2024-2173 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 6 Mar 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
Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 122.0.6261.111 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2173?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
nodejs-electron openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 28.2.7-1.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2173?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-2173 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2173 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-2173, GHSA-6hhg-hj7x-7qv8, openSUSE-SU-2024:13773-1.