CVE-2024-1059
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in Google Chrome's Peer Connection component, allowing remote attackers to potentially exploit stack corruption via a crafted HTML page. It affects users of Google Chrome versions prior to 121.0.6167.139, putting them at risk of arbitrary code execution or browser crashes when visiting malicious websites.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to full system compromise, data theft, or malware installation on the victim's device.
Likely Case
Browser crash (denial of service) or limited code execution within the browser sandbox, potentially enabling further attacks.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if patched promptly; otherwise, risk is reduced by security controls like sandboxing, but exploitation remains possible.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., visiting a malicious page) and may involve bypassing Chrome's sandbox, but no public proof-of-concept is known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 121.0.6167.139
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Google Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu > Help > About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for updates and prompt to restart if an update is available. 4. Restart Chrome to apply the patch.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable WebRTC or Peer Connections
allTemporarily disable WebRTC features to mitigate the vulnerability, but this may break functionality for video calls or real-time communication.
chrome://flags/#disable-webrtc (set to Disabled)
chrome://flags/#enable-webrtc-hide-local-ips-with-mdns (set to Enabled)
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to untrusted websites using web filtering or browser extensions to block malicious content.
- Implement application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized execution of Chrome or related processes.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Open Chrome, go to chrome://version, and check if the version is earlier than 121.0.6167.139.Check Version:
On command line: google-chrome --version (Linux) or "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version (Windows)Verify Fix Applied:
After updating, confirm the version in chrome://version is 121.0.6167.139 or later.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Look for Chrome crash reports or error logs indicating memory corruption or use-after-free events in peer connection processes.
Network Indicators:
- Monitor for unusual outbound connections from Chrome processes post-visit to suspicious domains, potentially indicating exploit payload delivery.
SIEM Query:
Example: event_source="Chrome" AND (event_description CONTAINS "crash" OR event_description CONTAINS "memory corruption")🔗 References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
- https://crbug.com/1514777
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NEUXJY3YC3VGIJW2AOHL4NZ7ZK7BRYWY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCVKRHRWPMITSVFBHQBSNXOVJAKT547Q/
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html
- https://crbug.com/1514777
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NEUXJY3YC3VGIJW2AOHL4NZ7ZK7BRYWY/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XCVKRHRWPMITSVFBHQBSNXOVJAKT547Q/
