CVE-2024-5159
📋 TL;DR
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) in Google Chrome allows remote attackers to perform out-of-bounds memory reads via a crafted HTML page. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or be combined with other vulnerabilities for more severe attacks. All users running affected versions of Chrome are at risk.
💻 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 complete system compromise, data theft, or installation of persistent malware.
Likely Case
Information disclosure through memory reads, potential browser crash (denial of service), or sandbox escape when combined with other vulnerabilities.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to Chrome's sandboxing and exploit mitigations, potentially just browser crash.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user to visit a malicious webpage. No public exploit code is currently known.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 125.0.6422.76
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 4. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome with the patched version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allPrevents execution of malicious scripts that could trigger the vulnerability
Use Site Isolation
allEnhances Chrome's site isolation feature to limit impact
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to untrusted websites using web filtering or proxy controls
- Implement application allowlisting to prevent unauthorized browser execution
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version: If version is below 125.0.6422.76, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
google-chrome --version (Linux) or chrome://version in browser address barVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 125.0.6422.76 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports
- Unexpected memory access errors in system logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to known malicious domains hosting exploit code
SIEM Query:
source="chrome" AND (event="crash" OR event="memory_access_violation")🔗 References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/335613092
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KEVD4433KTOCYY6V4I7MMYKQ6URUS4L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FX6IYZ6XF7B2WE66NFPNI2NHWJFI6VDF/
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/335613092
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5KEVD4433KTOCYY6V4I7MMYKQ6URUS4L/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FX6IYZ6XF7B2WE66NFPNI2NHWJFI6VDF/
