What is CVE-2024-6994?

CVE-2024-6994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-6994?

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

Is CVE-2024-6994 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-6994

Heap buffer overflow in Layout in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (43.1th 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 127.0.6533.72

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-6994?: CVE-2024-6994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-6994?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-6994 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.