Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-5839
Inappropriate Implementation in Memory Allocator in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 126.0.6478.54
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 39, 40
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Third Party Advisory)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/340122160 (Permissions Required)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-5839?
- CVE-2024-5839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under CWE-474. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2024-5839?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-5839 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.