Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a… (CVE-2026-17951)
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17951 describes a heap buffer overflow in the WebRTC module of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This vulnerability enables a remote attacker to cause an out-of-bounds memory read by crafting a malicious HTML page. The issue is identified as a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122). The Chromium project has assigned a low severity to this vulnerability. No CVSS score or vendor advisory patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read memory out of bounds, which could potentially lead to information disclosure. However, the severity is rated low by Chromium, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff in the description; no additional vendor advisory was provided.
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a… (CVE-2026-17951)
Description
Heap buffer overflow in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17951 describes a heap buffer overflow in the WebRTC module of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.72. This vulnerability enables a remote attacker to cause an out-of-bounds memory read by crafting a malicious HTML page. The issue is identified as a heap-based buffer overflow (CWE-122). The Chromium project has assigned a low severity to this vulnerability. No CVSS score or vendor advisory patch information is available in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to read memory out of bounds, which could potentially lead to information disclosure. However, the severity is rated low by Chromium, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.72 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side browser vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended mitigation. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff in the description; no additional vendor advisory was provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-f4qf-989f-24qq
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-17951"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a6ae5129c2644c7f89807bd
Added to database: 07/30/2026, 05:45:54 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 06:00:40 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 02:51:54 UTC
Views: 2
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