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CVE-2024-3839

MEDIUM · 6.5 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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72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Out of bounds read in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 124.0.6367.60 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory 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

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Fonts component of Google Chrome versions prior to 124.0.6367.60. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page, allowing the attacker to read potentially sensitive information from process memory beyond intended boundaries.

MitigationUpgrade Google Chrome to version 124.0.6367.60 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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
None
Availability
None

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

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 Chrome version
    Open chrome://settings/help or run 'google-chrome --version' in terminal
    Affected if Version is earlier than 124.0.6367.60
  2. Verify Chrome version via about page
    Navigate to chrome://version in the browser address bar
    Affected if Displayed version number is less than 124.0.6367.60
  3. Confirm Fonts component is present
    The Fonts component is built into Chrome and cannot be disabled; no separate check needed
    Affected if Chrome is running (component is always active)

User is affected if Chrome version is below 124.0.6367.60 and they can be tricked into visiting a malicious HTML page

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 124.0.6367.60 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome 124.0.6367.60 or later

  1. Check the current Chrome version by navigating to chrome://settings/help or using the menu Help > About Google Chrome
  2. Update Chrome to version 124.0.6367.60 or later. This can be done automatically via the built-in update mechanism, or users can manually download the latest version from the official Chrome download page
  3. Restart Chrome after the update completes to ensure the security patch is fully applied
Caveat Minimal risk - this is a routine minor version update within the same major release branch; most users should not experience compatibility issues

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

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
3.0 hours of engineering $750
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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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