CVE-2024-2173 – This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to ... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-2173?

CVE-2024-2173 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine via a crafted HTML page. This could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution or browser crashes. All users running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine via a crafted HTML page. This could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution or browser crashes. All users running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Google Chrome
Chromium-based browsers

Versions: All versions prior to 122.0.6261.111

Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux, ChromeOS

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: All standard Chrome installations are vulnerable. Extensions or security settings do not mitigate this vulnerability.

📦 What is this software?

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution with the same privileges as the Chrome process, potentially leading to full system compromise if Chrome is running with elevated privileges.

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Likely Case

Browser crash (denial of service) or limited information disclosure through memory access.

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If Mitigated

No impact if Chrome is updated to patched version or if exploit attempts are blocked by security controls.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH - Attackers can exploit via malicious websites without user interaction beyond visiting the site.

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Internal users could be targeted via phishing or compromised internal sites.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires JavaScript execution in Chrome's V8 engine. No public exploit code is known at this time.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 122.0.6261.111 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Open Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu. 3. Go to Help > About Google Chrome. 4. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 5. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome with the update.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable JavaScript

all

Temporarily disable JavaScript execution in Chrome to prevent exploitation

chrome://settings/content/javascript

Use Site Isolation

all

Enable site isolation to limit impact of potential exploitation

chrome://flags/#enable-site-per-process

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Use alternative browsers until Chrome can be updated
Implement network filtering to block known malicious sites and restrict web browsing

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Chrome version in Settings > About Chrome. If version is below 122.0.6261.111, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

google-chrome --version (Linux), "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version (Windows)

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify Chrome version is 122.0.6261.111 or higher in Settings > About Chrome.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Chrome crash reports
Unexpected Chrome process termination
Memory access violation logs

Network Indicators:

Requests to suspicious domains with crafted HTML/JavaScript
Unusual outbound connections from Chrome processes

SIEM Query:

source="chrome" AND (event_type="crash" OR message="*out of bounds*" OR message="*memory access*")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-2173

CVSS v3 Score: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-787

Published: March 6, 2024

Last Updated: March 21, 2025

🔗 References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/325893559 Exploit,Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OYEGSHTMXIPXD5OW5CXVWQS3ZUBCBSXG/ Mailing List
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/325893559 Exploit,Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OYEGSHTMXIPXD5OW5CXVWQS3ZUBCBSXG/ Mailing List

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