CVE-2024-3837 Use after free in Chrome

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2024-3837?

CVE-2024-3837 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in QUIC in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.60 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3837?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-3837?

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-2024-3837 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3837 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-3837, GHSA-h5wc-jv87-367w.

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