CVE-2025-8879 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Google Chrome

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow7 documents7 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 70.56%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Google ChromeChromium
Timeline
PublishedAug 13
Latest updateNov 7

Description

Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a curated set of gestures. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome139.0.7258.127 — 139.0.7258.127
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 139.0.7258.127
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2025-8879: Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139↗2025-08-13
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GHSA
GHSA-28w9-qhgf-j4rh: Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139↗2025-08-13
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CVEList
CVE-2025-8879: Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139↗2025-08-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2025-8879↗2025-11-07
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2025-8879 Heap buffer overflow in libaom↗2025-08-12
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Debian
CVE-2025-8879: chromium - Heap buffer overflow in libaom in Google Chrome prior to 139.0.7258.127 allowed ...↗2025
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