CVE-2024-0517
Published: 16 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0517 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-0517 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 120.0.6099.224. The flaw, assigned CWE-787, permits heap corruption and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
A remote attacker can trigger the issue by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, after which successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution or other damaging actions within the browser process. No user interaction beyond page rendering is required.
Chrome stable channel updates released on 16 January 2024 upgraded the affected component to version 120.0.6099.224, addressing the vulnerability. Corresponding packages were also issued for Fedora systems.
The EPSS score currently stands at 0.7548 with a recorded peak of 0.7649, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-16312
Vulnerability details
Out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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.