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CVE-2024-7971

Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.6 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.01017
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules12 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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Threat Actors Linked

1
actorCitrine Sleet
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Weakness Classification

CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
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Affected Products & Versions

2
google chrome< 128.0.6613.84
microsoft edge< 128.0.2739.42
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocwww.microsoft.com · north-korean-threat-actor-citrine-sleet-exploiting-chromi...www.microsoft.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

12
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension
productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading
relatedcriticalAntivirus Password Dumper Detection
relatedcriticalHacktool Execution - Imphash
relatedcriticalHackTool - Rubeus Execution
relatedcriticalPotential Credential Dumping Via LSASS Process Clone
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Scoring & Timeline

9.6
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD21 Aug 2024 · 09:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14548-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:0275-1
cisaKEV-CVE-2024-7971
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:0258-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:0258-2
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/360700873Permissions Required
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-7971US Government Resource
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