CVE-2024-4671—Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Vulnerability Name

Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Description

Google Chromium Visuals contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Ransomware Status:

Unknown

Action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Additional Notes

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html?m=1
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4671

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Related Weaknesses

• CWE-416