CVE-2024-12381

Summary

CVE-2024-12381 is a type confusion vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 131.0.6778.139. An attacker can exploit this issue by crafting a malicious HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with high severity, as classified by the Chromium project. Despite the technical specifics being a type confusion issue in V8, the crux of the problem is the potential for code injection and execution, making it a significant security concern for Chrome users.

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