CVE-2024-6994: google chrome Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2024-6994CGA-28hh-gj9f-5p93CGA-f6q8-3hjf-q3xj
Published 06-08-2024Last modified 07-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6994 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3Timeline
- 06-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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)
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.62%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
49%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.62% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.62%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Chainguard1 product
- chromium< 127.0.6533.72-r0
Debian1 product
- chromium< 127.0.6533.88-1~deb12u1 | < 127.0.6533.88-1
Google1 product
- chrome≥ 127.0.6533.72, < 127.0.6533.72 | < 127.0.6533.72
Wolfi1 product
- chromium< 127.0.6533.72-r0
4 vendors · 4 products
References
3 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.htmlAdvisoryRelease Notes
