# CVE-2024-4761: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Write

> A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page exploiting an out-of-bounds write in the V8 engine.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 16 May 2024 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 May 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-4761, DSA-5689-1, GHSA-8q82-45v9-cmr9, openSUSE-SU-2024:13976-1

## What is CVE-2024-4761?

CVE-2024-4761 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 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

Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.207 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4761?

It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `chromium` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 124.0.6367.207-1.1 |

Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-4761?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 6 Jun 2024.

## Is CVE-2024-4761 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-4761 in the wild since at least 16 May 2024.

Public exploit code:

- High CVE-2024-4761 Exploit  (github_poc): https://github.com/michredteam/CVE-2024-4761

## Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora

- [CVE-2024-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4577/): PHP-CGI OS Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-39226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-39226/): Grafana Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-5544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5544/): VMware ESXi and Horizon DaaS OpenSLP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4947/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-4671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4671/): Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4761 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 14 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.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-4761 in the wild since at least 16 May 2024.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4761/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.