CVE-2024-0223
Published: 04 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0223 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked in the top 6.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0223 and assigned CWE-787, exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome versions prior to 120.0.6099.199. The flaw permits out-of-bounds writes that can corrupt heap memory when processing specially crafted content, carrying a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges beyond user interaction with a rendered page.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the issue by convincing a target to visit a malicious HTML page, after which successful exploitation may result in arbitrary code execution or other impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the browser process.
Chrome stable channel updates released on 4 January 2024 address the defect, and downstream distributions such as Fedora and Gentoo have published corresponding package updates that migrate users to the patched build. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0962 with no material increase observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16022
Vulnerability details
Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.199 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE exploitable via crafted HTML page enables remote code execution in client applications like Google Chrome.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.