{"id":79382,"date":"2025-09-30T19:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T19:04:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T05:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T11:37:02","slug":"cve-2025-10501-critical-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-webrtc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-10501-critical-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-webrtc\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-10501: Critical Heap Corruption Vulnerability in Google Chrome WebRTC<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The security vulnerability under focus, CVE-2025-10501, is a high-severity flaw affecting Google Chrome’s WebRTC component. This flaw is of particular concern to both individuals and organizations due to the vast number of users who depend on Google Chrome for their browsing needs. The vulnerability is a ‘use after free’ type, which allows a remote attacker to potentially<\/a> exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page, leading to a significant threat to system integrity and confidentiality of data.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-10501
\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Google Chrome<\/a> | Prior to 140.0.7339.185<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit hinges on the ‘use after free’ vulnerability within the WebRTC component of Google Chrome<\/a>. In a ‘use after free’ scenario, a program continues to use memory after it has been freed or de-allocated. In this specific instance, a remote attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that, when loaded and interacted with by the victim, triggers the vulnerability, leading to heap<\/a> corruption. The attacker can then leverage this corruption to perform arbitrary code<\/a> execution or even take control of the system.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. It is a simple HTML page with embedded JavaScript code that triggers the ‘use after free’ flaw in the WebRTC component.<\/p>\n

\n\n<script>\n\/\/ Initialize WebRTC connection\nvar rtcConn = new RTCPeerConnection();\n\/\/ Trigger 'use after free' vulnerability\nvar maliciousPayload = \"...\";\n\/\/ Leverage heap corruption\n\/\/ Details of this part are intentionally omitted\nrtcConn.createOffer().then((desc) => {\nrtcConn.setLocalDescription(desc);\n});\n<\/script>\n<\/body>\n<\/html><\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the `maliciousPayload` would be replaced with the actual malicious code that exploits the heap corruption<\/a>. As this is a conceptual example, the specifics of that payload are intentionally omitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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