{"id":33685,"date":"2025-04-29T15:59:13","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:59:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:32:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:32:06","slug":"cve-2025-3619-critical-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-codecs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3619-critical-heap-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-codecs\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-3619: Critical Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Google Chrome Codecs<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the relentless landscape of global cybersecurity, a new vulnerability referred to as CVE-2025-3619 has emerged. This vulnerability is found in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows and is of critical severity, posing a substantial risk to users. The flaw can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted HTML page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39122\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22636-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-vr-frases-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40203\">vulnerability is significant due to its widespread potential<\/a> impact, considering the vast number of users who rely on Google Chrome for their day-to-day browsing activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-3619<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS score of 8.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3928-unspecified-vulnerability-in-commvault-web-server-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40380\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-282219178\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3620-google-chrome-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-usb\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40743\">Google Chrome<\/a> on Windows | Prior to 135.0.7049.95<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a flaw in the heap <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28024-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-a810r-v4-1-2cu-5182-b20201026\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39578\">buffer overflow<\/a> in Codecs of Google Chrome. An attacker crafts an HTML page with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32958-critical-adept-language-vulnerability-allowing-malicious-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38242\">malicious code<\/a> that when loaded and interpreted by the Chrome browser, results in heap corruption. This allows the attacker to execute an arbitrary code in the context of the current user, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32857-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39764\">potentially compromising the system or leading<\/a> to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-131770897\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual example of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1305-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42563\">vulnerability might look like the following HTTP request<\/a>, which sends a specially crafted HTML page:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/malicious.html HTTP\/1.1\nHost: attacker.example.com\nAccept: text\/html\n&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\n&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\n\/\/ malicious Javascript code that triggers heap buffer overflow\n&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the patch provided by the vendor &#8211; Google, in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-11739-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-case-erp\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"65458\">case &#8211; to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. Specifically, users should update their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43055\">Google Chrome<\/a> browser to version 135.0.7049.95 or later. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83282\">case that users<\/a> are unable to apply the patch immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation measures. These systems can detect and prevent attacks that attempt to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42564\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a> by monitoring and analyzing network traffic for signs of malicious activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the relentless landscape of global cybersecurity, a new vulnerability referred to as CVE-2025-3619 has emerged. This vulnerability is found in Codecs in Google Chrome on Windows and is of critical severity, posing a substantial risk to users. 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