What is CVE-2024-5497?

CVE-2024-5497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-5497?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-5497

Out of bounds memory access in Browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 125.0.6422.141 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: High)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 125.0.6422.141
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39, 40

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Mailing List)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5497?: CVE-2024-5497 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-05-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-5497?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.