CVE-2024-4671 Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free
A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 13 May 2024
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-4671?
CVE-2024-4671 is a critical use after free vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 May 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 Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4671?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4671?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 3 Jun 2024.
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-2024-4671 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-4671 in the wild since at least 13 May 2024.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-4671, DSA-5687-1, GHSA-gg58-4q4g-xvcw.