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CVE-2023-7024 Google CVE debrief

CVE-2023-7024 is a Google Chromium WebRTC heap buffer overflow that CISA placed in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. In the supplied corpus, that makes it a high-priority defensive item: CISA’s guidance is to apply vendor mitigations or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. Because WebRTC is a shared component used across different products, defenders should check the specific vendor or product they rely on rather than assuming a single browser update covers every deployment.

Vendor
Google
Product
Chromium WebRTC
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-01-02
Original CVE updated
2024-01-02
Advisory published
2024-01-02
Advisory updated
2024-01-02

Who should care

Browser and endpoint teams using Chromium-based products, vendors embedding Chromium WebRTC, and operations teams responsible for rapid patching or mitigation of shared components.

Technical summary

The supplied corpus identifies a heap buffer overflow in Chromium WebRTC. That vulnerability class indicates a memory-safety flaw in the WebRTC component, but the corpus does not provide root-cause details, affected versions, or exploitation mechanics. The most important defensive signal here is CISA’s KEV listing, which means this CVE should be treated as a known-exploitation risk and prioritized accordingly.

Defensive priority

Urgent

Recommended defensive actions

  • Check whether any in-scope products or embedded components use Chromium WebRTC.
  • Apply vendor-provided mitigations or patches as soon as they are available.
  • If a mitigation is not available, follow CISA’s guidance and discontinue use of the affected product or component where feasible.
  • Verify patch status with each specific vendor, since CISA notes this issue may affect different products through a shared component or protocol.
  • Track the CISA KEV due date (2024-01-23 in the supplied corpus) as an escalation deadline for remediation.

Evidence notes

Primary evidence in the supplied corpus is the CISA KEV entry, which lists CVE-2023-7024 as "Google Chromium WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability," with dateAdded 2024-01-02 and dueDate 2024-01-23. The KEV metadata also states that the issue affects a common open-source component, third-party library, or protocol used by different products, and instructs defenders to apply vendor mitigations or discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable. The supplied corpus does not include CVSS, affected-version ranges, patch details, or exploit mechanics.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2023-7024 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-7024

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2023-7024 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-7024

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.