{"id":79381,"date":"2025-09-30T18:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:08:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:08:50","slug":"cve-2025-10500-high-severity-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10500-high-severity-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-10500: High Severity Heap Corruption Vulnerability in Google Chrome<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A high severity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-10500, has been discovered in Google Chrome&#8217;s Dawn engine. This vulnerability is particularly concerning because it enables a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a maliciously crafted HTML page. As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9866-google-chrome-extensions-content-security-policy-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86601\">Google Chrome<\/a> is one of the most widely used browsers worldwide, this vulnerability has far-reaching implications. If left unchecked, it poses a significant threat to numerous systems and user data, with attackers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86650\">potentially gaining unauthorized access and compromising system<\/a> integrity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-10500<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49401-critical-deserialization-of-untrusted-data-vulnerability-in-expresstech-systems-quiz-and-survey-master\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87170\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2615962848\" 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-2025-9864-high-severity-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-v8-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87978\">Google Chrome<\/a> | Prior to 140.0.7339.185<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48543-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-android-s-chrome-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86926\">vulnerability lies in Google Chrome&#8217;s<\/a> Dawn engine, specifically in its handling of memory objects. A &#8220;use after free&#8221; flaw refers to a scenario where memory has been freed or deallocated, but the software continues to use it. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53248-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-unfoldwp-magazine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86841\">vulnerability can be exploited when a remote<\/a> attacker crafts a malicious HTML page and lures the user into opening it. Once the page is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9636-cross-origin-opener-policy-vulnerability-in-pgadmin-allows-account-takeovers\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87096\">opened in a vulnerable<\/a> Google Chrome version, the attacker can trigger a heap corruption. Heap corruption can lead to erratic program behavior, crashes, and in worst cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47099-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86808\">arbitrary code<\/a> execution.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-103187931\" 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>As an example, an attacker might craft a malicious HTML page and host it on a website. The HTML page could look something like this:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;!DOCTYPE html&gt;\n&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\nvar corruptedHeap = new Array(250);\nfor (var i = 0; i &lt; 250; i++) {\ncorruptedHeap[i] = new Uint8Array(1028);\ncorruptedHeap[i].fill(0x41);\n}\n&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the script creates an array of 250 JavaScript typed arrays, each filled with the same byte. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48539-critical-out-of-bounds-read-in-acl-arbiter-cc-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87358\">potentially lead<\/a> to heap corruption, enabling the attacker to exploit the vulnerability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to update their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88285\">Google<\/a> Chrome to the latest version or at least to 140.0.7339.185 to prevent the exploitation of this vulnerability. If an immediate update is not possible, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could serve as a temporary mitigation. Regular system checks and monitoring for any unusual activity is also recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A high severity vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-10500, has been discovered in Google Chrome&#8217;s Dawn engine. This vulnerability is particularly concerning because it enables a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a maliciously crafted HTML page. As Google Chrome is one of the most widely used browsers worldwide, this vulnerability has far-reaching implications. 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