CVE-2024-7022 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome via crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.

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-2024-7022?

CVE-2024-7022 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 23 Sep 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

Uninitialized Use in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 123.0.6312.58 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-908, CWE-457

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2024-7022?

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-2024-7022 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7022 exists.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-7022, GHSA-jcp9-wrqq-gg3h.

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