critical9.6Known exploited
CVE-2024-7971
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
This vulnerability is on a Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue, added 2024-08-26. Federal due date: 2024-09-16.
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Impact
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 128.0.6613.84 | |
| Microsoft | Edge | before 128.0.2739.42 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971