CVE-2024-7971

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)

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html	Release Notes
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873	Permissions Required
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/08/30/north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromium-zero-day/	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-08-21 21:15

Updated : 2025-10-24 14:06

NVD link : CVE-2024-7971

Mitre link : CVE-2024-7971

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-7971

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

edge

google

chrome

CWE

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

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