Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome
CVE-2024-1283 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. According to the provided content, affected versions are Google Chrome prior to 121.0.6167.160. The flaw can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted HTML page, leading to heap corruption during Skia processing. The content classifies the Chromium security severity as High. No specific vulnerable function or code path is provided in the supplied material.
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A previously addressed Skia vulnerability cited as part of Google's security history.
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Chromium's Skia component that can lead to remote code execution.
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