CVE-2024-7018 is a medium-severity heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Google Chrome (prior to version 124.0.6367.78) that allows a remote attacker to potentially corrupt memory by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, users are strongly advised to update their Chrome browsers immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 124.0.6367.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 124.0.6367.78, < 124.0.6367.78CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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