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Full vulnerability report · 2024
CVE-2024-8904High confidence

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page

Google · Chrome

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-49468

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

What

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Why

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 129.0.6668.58 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Why

The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
a network path → Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-843

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion'). The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedCWE-843Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-2189Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Edge ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen oder nicht spezifizierte Effekte zu erzielen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2024-2163Google Chrome: Schwachstelle ermöglicht nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Chrome ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0859Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits Palo Alto Networks

urity.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9473 Bulletin de sécurité Palo Alto Networks PAN-217511 et PAN-152631 du 09 octobre 2024 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9471 Bulletin de sécurité Palo Alto Networks PAN-244840 du 09 octobre 2024 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2024-9468 Bulletin de sécurité Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2024-0010 du 09 octobre 2024 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0010 Bulletin de sécurité Palo Alto Networks PAN-SA-2024-0011 du 09 octobre 2024 https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/PAN-SA-2024-0011 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7025 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7025 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8904 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8904 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8905 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8905 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8906 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8906 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8907 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8907 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8908 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8909 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8909 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9120 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9120 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9121 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9121 Référence CVE CVE-2024-9122 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9122 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0793Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Edge

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans Microsoft Edge. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, un contournement de la politique de sécurité et un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0790Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Chrome

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans Google Chrome. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un problème de sécurité non spécifié par l'éditeur.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
129.0.6668.58 < 129.0.6668.58
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 17 Sept 2024 · Last source change 18 Sept 2024, 15:41 UTC · CWE-843 · Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-49468
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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