CVE-2024-6997 Use after free in Chrome
Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption via crafted HTML pages in Google Chrome, 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-2024-6997?
CVE-2024-6997 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 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 Tabs in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6997?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6997?
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-2024-6997 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6997 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6997, GHSA-pwf4-rc9f-r3rx.