CVE-2024-5845 Use after free in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file to potentially execute arbitrary code in Google Chrome.

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-2024-5845?

CVE-2024-5845 is a high-severity use after free 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

Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5845?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-5845?

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-2024-5845 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5845 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5845, GHSA-h5pw-pphc-8fmq.

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