High severity · published Jun 11, 2024
CVE-2024-5842
Use after free in Browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform an out of bounds…
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use after free in Browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 126.0.6478.54 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
39; 40 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5842
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-5842
Third Party Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Permissions Required
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40062622
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7VXA32LXMNK3DSK3JBRLTBPFUH7LTODU/
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MPU7AB53QQVNTBPGRMJRY5SXJNYWW3FX/
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