#V8JavaScriptEngine

Chrome 129 Patches High-Severity Vulnerability in V8 Engine

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September 18, 2024 at 08:24AM Google released Chrome 129 in the stable channel, addressing nine vulnerabilities, with the most severe being a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript engine. The update also resolves medium and low-severity vulnerabilities, with $13,000 in bug bounty payouts. Chrome 129 is now rolling out for Windows, macOS, and Linux, … Read more

Google Warns of Exploited Chrome Vulnerability

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August 27, 2024 at 06:24AM Google warns of an in-the-wild exploited bug, tracked as CVE-2024-7965, in Chrome 128.0.6613.84. The V8 JavaScript engine flawed implementation allows remote attackers to exploit heap corruption through crafted HTML pages, potentially executing code or accessing sensitive information. The US CISA added the bug to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, urging … Read more