CVE-2023-7024
KEVGoogle Chromium WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
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.
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 120.0.6099.129 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS 3.1 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HPublishedDec 21, 2023
Last modifiedJun 17, 2026
Added to KEVJan 2, 2024
Remediation dueJan 23, 2024
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_20.htmlVendor Advisory
- crbug.com/1513170ExploitIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6M6AJDHUL6EDPURWQXGLUFJNDE7SOJT3/Broken LinkMailing List
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/U6JL4VHZMHFGEGQYTF74533ZNRWMCMMR/Broken LinkMailing List
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34Third Party Advisory
- debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5585Mailing List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-7024US Government Resource
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Risk assessment · High
Actively exploited. Patch immediately.
- Exploitation
- Confirmed in the wild (CISA KEV)
- Federal remediation deadline
- Overdue by 1008 days
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH
- EPSS (30-day exploit probability)
- 6.7% · top 6% of all CVEs
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Attack vector
- Network, remotely reachable
Recommended actions
- 1.Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- 2.Treat as emergency change: patch or isolate internet-facing instances first.
- 3.Review exposure: confirm which instances are reachable from the internet and restrict access until patched.
- 4.Hunt for compromise: review logs for the disclosure window, not just from the patch date.
Assessment is derived automatically from the live signals above; verify against your own asset inventory.