Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-9960
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 130.0.6723.58 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 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 130.0.6723.58
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (Release Notes)
- issues.chromium.org/issues/354748063 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-9960?
- CVE-2024-9960 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2024-9960?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-9960 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.