Google Chrome, a web browser used by millions worldwide, has been hit by a critical zero-day vulnerability.

Dubbed CVE-2024–0519, this flaw poses a serious risk to users, as it has already been exploited in the wild.

The vulnerability exists within Chrome’s V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine and can lead to severe security breaches, including unauthorized access to sensitive data.

At its core, CVE-2024–0519 is an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability.

For those not steeped in technical jargon, this means the flaw allows attackers to read parts of the memory that should be off-limits.

This can lead to severe consequences, like obtaining sensitive data or bypassing security mechanisms such as Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR).

ASLR is a defense strategy that randomly arranges the address space positions of key data areas, making it difficult for attackers to predictably exploit system vulnerabilities.

The vulnerability specifically lies in the V8 engine, a critical component of Chrome responsible for processing JavaScript and WebAssembly.

The exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to heap corruption, a state where an attacker corrupts the memory management of the browser. This can result in a crash or, more worryingly, the execution of malicious code.

The details about the nature of the attacks and the specific threat actors have been withheld to prevent further exploitation.

Given the severity of CVE-2024–0519, Google has released updates to patch this vulnerability.

Users are strongly advised to update their Chrome browsers immediately. The updated…