PT-2024-5286 · Google+5 · Google Chrome+5

Svn-Dys · Published 2024-07-23 · Updated 2025-03-19 · CVE-2024-6998

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72 Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a use after free vulnerability in the User Education component of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, which can lead to memory corruption. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this issue by convincing a user to perform specific UI gestures, allowing them to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 127.0.6533.72, update to version 127.0.6533.72 or later to resolve the issue. For Microsoft Edge, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2024-17740

ALT-PU-2025-4366

BDU:2024-05906

CVE-2024-6998

DSA-5735-1

MGASA-2024-0321

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:0254-2

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14272-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Astra Linux

Debian

Google Chrome

Edge

Red Os

References · 71

• 🔥 https://github.com/ading2210/CVE-2024-6778-POC · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/bi-zone/CVE-2024-7965 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/XiaomingX/cve-2024-7965-poc · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/r00tjunip3r1/POC-CVE-2024-6778 · Exploit
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6998 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2024-6998 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6998 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2024-0321 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se47-bulletin-2024-1031SE47 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14272-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-05906 · Security Note
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0321.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:0254-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-6998 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/astra-linux-se18-bulletin-2025-0114SE18MD · Vendor Advisory