CVE-2024-4947

2024-05-2323:54:38

redhat.com

access.redhat.com

type confusion

google chrome

remote code execution

security vulnerability

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

8.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

61.3%

JSON

A type confusion vulnerability was found in the Chromium web browser. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Mitigation

Until updated packages are released for Fedora and EPEL, consider temporarily swapping to an alternative web browser such as Firefox or severely restricting activity to sites you know well and trust.