{"id":64216,"date":"2025-08-21T13:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:14:42","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T17:37:54","slug":"cve-2025-8901-high-severity-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-angle-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8901-high-severity-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-angle-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-8901: High Severity Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in ANGLE, Google Chrome<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-8901 is a critical vulnerability that affects ANGLE, a core component of Google Chrome. This flaw, which allows a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a specially crafted HTML page, impacts versions of Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127. It is considered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8037-high-risk-cookie-vulnerability-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71851\">high-risk vulnerability<\/a> due to its potential for system compromise or data leakage, and its ability to be exploited remotely, which affects a large number of users around the globe.<br \/>\nThe vulnerability&#8217;s severity arises from its potential for exploitation by an attacker, who could leverage it to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72580\">unauthorized access to sensitive data<\/a> or even take control of an affected system. Given the widespread use of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8011-high-severity-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-v8\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75615\">Google Chrome<\/a>, this vulnerability could have far-reaching implications for individual users, corporations, and even governments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-8901<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74811\">Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2556097513\" 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-2025-8578-critical-google-chrome-vulnerability-in-cast-feature\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82295\">Google Chrome<\/a> | Prior to 139.0.7258.127<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47750-critical-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-v-sft\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73052\">vulnerability exploits an out of bounds write<\/a> issue in ANGLE, a key component of Google Chrome. An attacker can craft a malicious HTML page to trigger an out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77705\">bounds<\/a> memory access. By doing this, they can potentially manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43220-unprecedented-data-access-vulnerability-in-multiple-macos-and-ipados-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73226\">data stored in memory to execute arbitrary code or access<\/a> sensitive information stored within the affected system. The exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76047\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, meaning an attacker would need to trick a user into visiting the malicious HTML page to initiate the exploit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1915147874\" 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>The following is a<br \/>\n<strong>conceptual<\/strong><br \/>\n example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This example is based on a hypothetical malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28243-html-injection-vulnerability-in-alteryx-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72294\">HTML payload designed to trigger the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;head&gt;\n&lt;title&gt;Malicious Page&lt;\/title&gt;\n&lt;script src=&quot;exploit.js&quot;&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;\/head&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;canvas id=&quot;targetCanvas&quot;&gt;&lt;\/canvas&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The `exploit.js` file would contain JavaScript code that manipulates the `targetCanvas` in a way that triggers the out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49526-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75127\">bounds<\/a> write in ANGLE. Note that this is a simplified example, and a real-world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1411-exploitation-of-unnecessary-privileges-in-ibm-security-verify-directory-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78115\">exploit could involve complex techniques to bypass security<\/a> mitigations.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s recommended to apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to mitigate the risk. Alternatively, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation until the patch can be applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-8901 is a critical vulnerability that affects ANGLE, a core component of Google Chrome. This flaw, which allows a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a specially crafted HTML page, impacts versions of Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127. 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