CVE-2024-4331 – This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerabili... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-4331?

CVE-2024-4331 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Picture-in-Picture feature that allows remote attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption. Attackers can trigger this by tricking users into visiting a malicious HTML page. All users running Chrome versions prior to 124.0.6367.118 are affected.

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Picture-in-Picture feature that allows remote attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption. Attackers can trigger this by tricking users into visiting a malicious HTML page. All users running Chrome versions prior to 124.0.6367.118 are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Google Chrome
Chromium-based browsers

Versions: All versions prior to 124.0.6367.118

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, macOS, ChromeOS

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: All standard Chrome installations are vulnerable. Picture-in-Picture is enabled by default.

📦 What is this software?

Chrome by Google

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise, data theft, or ransomware deployment.

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Likely Case

Browser crash (denial of service) or limited code execution within the browser sandbox.

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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

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes

Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting malicious page). No public exploit code is known at this time.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 124.0.6367.118 and later

Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Open Chrome. 2. Click three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 4. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Picture-in-Picture

all

Disable the Picture-in-Picture feature via Chrome flags

Navigate to chrome://flags/#enable-picture-in-picture and set to 'Disabled'

Use browser extensions to block malicious content

all

Install content blockers or script blockers to prevent malicious HTML execution

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Restrict browser usage to trusted websites only
Implement network filtering to block known malicious domains

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Chrome version: if below 124.0.6367.118, system is vulnerable.

Check Version:

google-chrome --version (Linux) or chrome://version (all platforms)

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm Chrome version is 124.0.6367.118 or higher after update.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Chrome crash reports
Unexpected browser process termination

Network Indicators:

Requests to suspicious domains hosting HTML pages
Unusual outbound connections after visiting web pages

SIEM Query:

source="chrome" AND (event="crash" OR event="process_termination")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-4331

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-416

Published: May 1, 2024

Last Updated: December 20, 2024

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

Worst Case

Likely Case

If Mitigated

🎯 Exploit Status

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Instructions:

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Picture-in-Picture

Use browser extensions to block malicious content

🧯 If You Can't Patch

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Version:

Verify Fix Applied:

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Network Indicators:

SIEM Query:

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