What is CVE-2024-7018?

CVE-2024-7018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-7018?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2024-7018

Heap buffer overflow in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.78 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 124.0.6367.78

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

issues.chromium.org/issues/333414305 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-7018?: CVE-2024-7018 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-7018?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.