Google Releases Security Update for Vulnerability CVE-2024-4761
Security update addresses one high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome that has an exploit in the wild
Summary
Security update addresses one high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome that has an exploit in the wild
Affected platforms
The following platforms are known to be affected:
Threat details
Be aware of a similarly-named exploited vulnerability
The two recent exploited vulnerabilities are:
- CVE-2024-4671, covered in CC-4488, is a vulnerability that relates to a use after free condition in Visuals
- CVE-2024-4761, covered in this Cyber Alert, is an out-of-bounds write in V8
Introduction
Google has released a security update which addresses a high severity vulnerability in Google Chrome for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
The high severity vulnerability, designated as CVE-2024-4761, relates to an out of bounds write in V8. This could allow a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
Exploit for CVE-2024-4761 in the wild
Google acknowledges that an exploit for CVE-2024-4761 exists in the wild
Remediation advice
Affected organisations are encouraged to review the Chrome Release 124.0.6367.207 advisory and apply the necessary updates to the latest release.
Definitive source of threat updates
Last edited: 14 May 2024 4:03 pm