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CVE-2024-7973

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 128.0.6613.84 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 128.0.6613.84 — fixed in 128.0.6613.84

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 128.0.6613.84. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/345518608

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