What is CVE-2025-0438?

CVE-2025-0438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-0438?

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

Is CVE-2025-0438 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-2025-0438

Stack buffer overflow in Tracing in Google Chrome prior to 132.0.6834.83 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (36.1th 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 132.0.6834.83

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0438?: CVE-2025-0438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-0438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-0438 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.