Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption
Noroxi assessment
Priority: This week (action score 66/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jan 17, 2024). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 7, 2024.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.8% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 89.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: chromium (Debian:11) 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1; chromium (Debian:12) 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1; chromium (Debian:13) 120.0.6099.224-1.
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window. Upgrade to chromium (Debian:11) 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1; chromium (Debian:12) 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1; chromium (Debian:13) 120.0.6099.224-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Out of bounds memory access in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.224 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Published
- Jan 16, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.8% · 90th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
Report tools
Action score
66
This week
Don’t wait for the next maintenance window.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.8%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 17, 2024. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Feb 7, 2024.
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Noroxi analysis
What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome | |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| couchbase | couchbase server | cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- couchbase couchbase serverbefore 7.2.5
- fedoraproject fedora38
- fedoraproject fedora39
- google chromebefore 120.0.6099.224
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Chrome). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Google Chrome
- 120.0.6099.224 and later · before 120.0.6099.224affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1 | 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1 | 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-1 | 120.0.6099.224-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.5 NonFree | opera | before 106.0.4998.52-lp155.3.33.1 | 106.0.4998.52-lp155.3.33.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-1.1 | 120.0.6099.224-1.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 | 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | chromium | before 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 | 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 |
Same product
google: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-4863Heap buffer overflow in libwebp in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.187 and libwebp 1.3.2 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of boKEV95Now
- CVE-2021-21224Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 90.0.4430.85 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a craftKEV90Now
- CVE-2018-17463Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sKEV90Now
- CVE-2020-6418Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 80.0.3987.122 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted KEV89Now
- CVE-2020-15999Heap buffer overflow in Freetype in Google Chrome prior to 86.0.4240.111 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption viKEV87Now
- CVE-2022-2294Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption viaKEV86Now
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:chromium | 120.0.6099.224-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:chromium | 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:opera | 106.0.4998.52-lp155.3.33.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5 NonFree | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:chromium | 120.0.6099.224-bp155.2.67.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-05-16 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEVsame day
- First PoC+850 d
- TodayOct 13, 2026+1001 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2023-4863126 days apartHeap buffer overflow in libwebp in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.187 and libwebp 1.3.2 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of boKEV95Now
- CVE-2022-2294538 days apartHeap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.114 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption viaKEV86Now
- CVE-2023-5217110 days apartHeap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 and libvpx 1.13.1 allowed a remote attacker to potenKEV80Now
- CVE-2022-4135418 days apartHeap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.121 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to pKEV78This week
- CVE-2024-7965218 days apartInappropriate implementation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption KEV71This week
- CVE-2024-4761119 days apartOut of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.207 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a KEV68This week
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IIUBRVICICWREJQUVT67RS7E4PVZQ5RS/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TNN4SO5UI3U3Q6ASTVT6WMZ4723FYDLH/
- www.couchbase.com/alerts/
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-0519
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.