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CVE-2024-3837

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-17
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 124.0.6367.60 or later.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use after free in QUIC in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.60 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's QUIC implementation prior to version 124.0.6367.60 allows a remote attacker with a compromised renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 124.0.6367.60 or later. In enterprise environments, test for compatibility with business applications before rolling out the update.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 124.0.6367.60

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed Google Chrome version
    Navigate to chrome://settings/help or use 'About Google Chrome' in the menu to view the current version number
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 124.0.6367.60
  2. Confirm QUIC protocol is enabled
    Navigate to chrome://flags/#enable-quic and check if the 'Experimental QUIC protocol' flag is set to Enabled, or check enterprise policies under chrome://policy for QUIC-related settings
    Affected if QUIC is enabled (the vulnerability exists in the QUIC implementation)

You are affected if your Chrome version is below 124.0.6367.60 and the QUIC protocol feature is enabled in your browser settings or enterprise policies.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 124.0.6367.60 or later
Fixed in 124.0.6367.60
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 124.0.6367.60 or later. In enterprise environments, test for compatibility with business applications before rolling out the update.

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome 124.0.6367.60 or later

  1. Open Google Chrome browser
  2. Navigate to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome (or enter chrome://settings/help in the address bar)
  3. Chrome will automatically check for available updates
  4. If version 124.0.6367.60 or later is available, click 'Update Google Chrome'
  5. Restart the browser to complete the installation of the security update
Caveat Routine browser update with minimal risk; ensure compatibility with enterprise web applications before rolling out widely

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
7.0 hours of engineering $1,240
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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