CVE-2025-8879
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Publication date: 2025-08-13
Last updated on: 2025-09-26
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 139.0.7258.127 (exc) | |
| apple | macos | * |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.15.160 (inc) to 5.16 (inc) |
| microsoft | windows | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in the libaom component used by Google Chrome versions prior to 139.0.7258.127. It allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by using a specially crafted set of gestures.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to heap corruption, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service in affected versions of Google Chrome.
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