Google Chromium WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (CVE-2023-7024)
Severity: high · Patch status: unknown · Since 2024-01-02 · CVE-2023-7024
Google Chromium WebRTC, an open-source project providing web browsers with real-time communication, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could impact web browsers using WebRTC, including but not limited to Google Chrome. CISA added CVE-2023-7024 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 2, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jan 23, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
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