CVE-2024-6997

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Published Aug 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Use after free in Tabs in Google Chrome prior to 127.0.6533.72 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Chrome

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`127.0.6533.72`	affected	< 127.0.6533.72

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-5735-1	chromium security update

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.619% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/325293263

History

Aug 13, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 13, 2024, 4:08 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: Aug 6, 2024, 3:37 PM
Updated: Aug 13, 2024, 4:08 PM
Reserved: Jul 22, 2024, 11:32 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:01 PM

Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 4:01 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Aug 6, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:19 AM

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