CVE-2024-5839 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in the memory allocator 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-2024-5839?

CVE-2024-5839 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 11 Jun 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

Inappropriate Implementation in Memory Allocator in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-474

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5839?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5839?

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-2024-5839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5839, GHSA-m9f8-fccv-p7vh.

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