Overview
The CVE-2025-5280 vulnerability is an alarming security issue found in Google Chrome versions prior to 137.0.7151.55. This high-severity vulnerability allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption using a specifically designed HTML page. As Google Chrome is one of the most widely used web browsers globally, this vulnerability has the potential to impact millions of users, putting their system security and data integrity at risk.
The severity of this vulnerability is emphasized by the fact that it can lead to potential system compromise or data leakage. This vulnerability highlights the importance of keeping software and browsers up-to-date to guard against such threats.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-5280
Severity: High (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)
Attack Vector: Remote
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage.
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Product | Affected Versions
Google Chrome | Prior to 137.0.7151.55
How the Exploit Works
In the case of CVE-2025-5280, the vulnerability lies within the V8 engine, which is the JavaScript engine used in Google Chrome. The issue is an out-of-bounds write error that can be triggered using a carefully crafted HTML page.
When the user visits this page, the malicious code is executed, causing an overflow in the heap memory. This overflow can corrupt the data in the heap, leading to unpredictable behavior, including the potential execution of arbitrary code. This could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to the system or leak sensitive information.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a simplified conceptual example of how an HTTP request to the vulnerable endpoint might look. This code does not represent a real exploit but serves to illustrate the nature of the vulnerability.
GET /malicious.html HTTP/1.1
Host: attacker.example.com
Accept: text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/webp,*/*;q=0.8In this example, visiting the `malicious.html` page on the attacker’s website would trigger the vulnerability in the affected versions of Google Chrome.
Recommendation
It is highly recommended to apply the patch provided by the vendor, Google, as soon as possible. If you cannot apply the patch immediately, consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. However, these measures can only limit the risk and not eliminate it completely. The ultimate solution is to update Google Chrome to a version that has addressed this vulnerability.