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CVE-2024-6291

Published: Jun 24, 2024Updated: Dec 26, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-416
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 58.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Use after free in Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-416

Affected Products

Google Inc
commercial·USaka google, google llc
Google ChromeOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Fedora Project
oss-project·USaka fedora
FedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Microsoft Corp
commercial·USaka microsoft corporation
Microsoft EdgeOn-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / browser
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Scannable·OpenVAS
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
chromereleases.googleblog.com
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40942995
issues.chromium.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6OJ65HWXYSYMH55VDO6N36EOZFUNL4O/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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