Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-4949
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.60 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 125.0.6422.60
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39, 40
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (Release Notes)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/326607001 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-4949?
- CVE-2024-4949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-05-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-4949?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.