{"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":"<strong>CVE-2025-10501: Critical Heap Corruption Vulnerability in Google Chrome WebRTC<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The security vulnerability under focus, CVE-2025-10501, is a high-severity flaw affecting Google Chrome&#8217;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 &#8216;use after free&#8217; type, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-26210-deepseek-xss-vulnerability-allows-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86649\">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<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-10501<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Severity Score)<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=\"87151\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-621772818\" 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-2025-9866-google-chrome-extensions-content-security-policy-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86591\">Google Chrome<\/a> | Prior to 140.0.7339.185<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit hinges on the &#8216;use after free&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48543-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-android-s-chrome-sandbox\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86920\">vulnerability within the WebRTC component of Google Chrome<\/a>. In a &#8216;use after free&#8217; 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, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-36342-heap-overflow-vulnerability-in-gpu-driver-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87457\">leading to heap<\/a> corruption. The attacker can then leverage this corruption to perform <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=\"86807\">arbitrary code<\/a> execution or even take control of the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1290042350\" 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 conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. It is a simple HTML page with embedded JavaScript code that triggers the &#8216;use after free&#8217; flaw in the WebRTC component.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\n\/\/ Initialize WebRTC connection\nvar rtcConn = new RTCPeerConnection();\n\/\/ Trigger &#039;use after free&#039; vulnerability\nvar maliciousPayload = &quot;...&quot;;\n\/\/ Leverage heap corruption\n\/\/ Details of this part are intentionally omitted\nrtcConn.createOffer().then((desc) =&gt; {\nrtcConn.setLocalDescription(desc);\n});\n&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the `maliciousPayload` would be replaced with the actual malicious code that exploits the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9864-high-severity-heap-corruption-vulnerability-in-google-chrome-v8-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87977\">heap corruption<\/a>. As this is a conceptual example, the specifics of that payload are intentionally omitted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The security vulnerability under focus, CVE-2025-10501, is a high-severity flaw affecting Google Chrome&#8217;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. 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