CVE-2024-4671: Google Chromium Visuals Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2024-4671 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2024-05-13

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Visuals component of Google Chromium allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. If the renderer process is compromised, this flaw can potentially lead to a sandbox escape.

Technologies: Google Chromium. Vendors: Google.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-4671 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2024-4671 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 May 2024. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2024-4671?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 13 May 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.201; Microsoft Edge; Opera Opera.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-4671?
A patch was published on 2024-05-09: Stable channel update for desktop released. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2024-4671 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-4671?
Check whether you run Google Chromium. 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 124.0.6367.201
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Opera Opera

Timeline

  • 2024-05-09: patched: Stable channel update for desktop released.
  • 2024-05-13: disclosed: CVE published and added to CISA KEV catalog.
  • 2024-05-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
  • 2024-05-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild.

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