CVE-2024-7973 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in PDFium, affecting Google Chrome prior to version 128.0.6613.84. This flaw allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds memory read by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), successful exploitation could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction but with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 128.0.6613.84CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 128.0.6613.84, < 128.0.6613.84CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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