CVE-2024-21640 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) is a simple framework for embedding Chromium-based browsers in other applications.`CefVideoConsumerOSR::OnFrameCaptured` does not check `pixel_format` properly, which leads to out-of-bounds read out of the sandbox. This vulnerability was patched in commit 1f55d2e.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00246.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Chromiumembedded	Chromium Embedded Framework

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:chromiumembedded:chromium_embedded_framework:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/commit/1f55d2e12f62cfdfbf9da6968fde2f928982670b
https://github.com/chromiumembedded/cef/security/advisories/GHSA-3h3j-38xq-v7hh

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2024-01-13T07:40:10.324Z

Updated: 2025-06-17T21:09:22.073Z

Reserved: 2023-12-29T03:00:44.957Z

Link: CVE-2024-21640

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-13T08:15:07.340

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:54:46.913

Link: CVE-2024-21640

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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