Description

Use after free in Browser UI in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-5842

Affected Products

Vendor: Google

Product: Chrome

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 25.84% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/40062622
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7VXA32LXMNK3DSK3JBRLTBPFUH7LTODU/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MPU7AB53QQVNTBPGRMJRY5SXJNYWW3FX/

Timeline