CVE-2024-9957Network attack vector

Heap corruption via use-after-free in UI

Published Oct 15, 2024 · Updated Oct 16, 2024

Use-after-free in the UI of Google Chrome on iOS before 130.0.6723.58 allows remote attackers to trigger heap corruption through crafted HTML. The UI accesses an object after it has been freed; Google has not disclosed the object, function, or exact event sequence. Exploitation requires a user to load the page and perform specific UI gestures; successful exploitation corrupts heap memory in the browser process.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in the UI of Google Chrome on iOS before 130.0.6723.58 allows remote attackers to trigger heap corruption through crafted HTML. The UI accesses an object after it has been freed; Google has not disclosed the object, function, or exact event sequence. Exploitation requires a user to load the page and perform specific UI gestures; successful exploitation corrupts heap memory in the browser process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-9957
Published
Oct 15, 2024
Updated
Oct 16, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-416, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <130.0.6723.58
  2. Affected versionversion=130.0.6723.58 <130.0.6723.58

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=0 <130.0.6723.58; version=130.0.6723.58 <130.0.6723.58

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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