CVE-2024-7967: google chrome Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2024-7967CGA-36rm-6p57-q8mvCGA-69f4-f3h7-rpf4
Published 21-08-2024Last modified 27-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-7967 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.60%
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 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 21-08-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap buffer overflow in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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
0.60%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
48%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.60% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.60%
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< 128.0.6613.84-r0
Debian1 product
- chromium< 128.0.6613.84-1~deb12u1 | < 128.0.6613.84-1
Google1 product
- chrome≥ 128.0.6613.84, < 128.0.6613.84 | < 128.0.6613.84
Wolfi1 product
- chromium< 128.0.6613.84-r0
4 vendors · 4 products
References
3 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.htmlAdvisoryRelease Notes
