ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2024-5847
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 · uneditedUse after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.54 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (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 confidenceA use-after-free vulnerability exists in PDFium (Google Chrome's PDF rendering engine) prior to version 126.0.6478.54. Attackers can exploit this by tricking users into opening a specially crafted malicious PDF file, potentially leading to heap corruption and arbitrary code execution.
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
< 126.0.6478.54
FedoraOperating system
= 39= 40CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Google Chrome version on Windows or MacOpen Chrome, click the three-dot menu, go to Help > About Google Chrome, or navigate to chrome://version in the address bar. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The version number is less than 126.0.6478.54 (for example, 126.0.6478.50 or earlier).
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Check Google Chrome version on LinuxRun the command 'google-chrome --version' in a terminal, or query the package manager (rpm -q google-chrome or dpkg -l google-chrome).Affected if The reported version is lower than 126.0.6478.54.
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Check Google Chrome version on FedoraRun 'rpm -q google-chrome' in a terminal to query the installed package version.Affected if The package version is lower than 126.0.6478.54.
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Confirm PDFium is presentIn Chrome, navigate to chrome://components. Look for the PDF Viewer component entry. This confirms PDFium (the PDF rendering engine) is installed and active.Affected if The PDF Viewer component is present and not disabled. The vulnerability affects any system with PDFium enabled, which is the default state.
A system is affected if Google Chrome (or the Chrome-provided PDFium component on Fedora) is installed and the version is below 126.0.6478.54.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 · scoped126.0.6478.54
Update Google Chrome to version 126.0.6478.54 or later to patch the vulnerability. Organizations should ensure automated browser updates are enabled or push the update via their patch management systems.
Chrome 126.0.6478.54
- Upgrade Google Chrome to version 126.0.6478.54 or later by navigating to Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome and clicking 'Update'
- For Fedora systems, update the chromium package via: sudo dnf update chromium
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-5847 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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