CVE-2024-0519: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Memory Access Vulnerability

CVE-2024-0519 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-01-17

An out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the Google Chromium V8 engine allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw can lead to unauthorized memory access and is known to be exploited in the wild.

Technologies: Google Chromium V8. Vendors: Google.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-0519 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-0519 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 17 January 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-0519?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 17 January 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224; Couchbase Couchbase Server up to (excluding) 7.2.5; Fedora Project Space Fedora 38, 39.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-0519?
A patch was published on 2024-01-16: Google released Chrome version 120.0.6099.224 to address the vulnerability. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-0519 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-0519?
Check whether you run Google Chromium V8. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224
  • Couchbase Couchbase Server up to (excluding) 7.2.5
  • Fedora Project Space Fedora 38, 39

Timeline

  • 2024-01-16: patched: Google released Chrome version 120.0.6099.224 to address the vulnerability.
  • 2024-01-17: disclosed
  • 2024-01-17: kev added: Added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

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