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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-7024

Google Chromium WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Published Dec 19, 2023 · corrected/updated Jun 16, 2026 · Google Chromium WebRTC · evidence confidence very high

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.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2023-7024 is a high public vulnerability record for Google Chromium WebRTC. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether Google Chromium WebRTC is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: debian/debian linux (11.0); debian/debian linux (12.0); fedoraproject/fedora (38); fedoraproject/fedora (39). Published remediation guidance: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 8.8, EPSS 6.7%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Weakness classes: CWE-787. Sources contributing to this record: cisa_kev, cve_org, epss, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Dec 19, 2023. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA due date Jan 23, 2024.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 21, 2023 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jan 2, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  3. Jan 23, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux12.0
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora38
  • cpe fedoraproject/fedora39
  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • vendor Google Chromium WebRTCversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-7024

    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.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-7024

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-7024

    30-day exploitation probability 6.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-7024

    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)

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2023-7024

    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 brow

    vulncheck.com

References