All vulnerabilities
CVE-2024-7971

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Google Chromium V8Applications & CMS
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
8.8High
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 26 Aug 2024CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)21.1%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in128.0.6613.84Fixed versionCVE List
Federal deadline16 Sep 2024Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV

What fixes it

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Timeline

  1. 21 Aug 2024, 20:20 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 26 Aug 2024Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Description

Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • Chromeaffected: 128.0.6613.84 before 128.0.6613.84CVE List

References 5