Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2025 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2025-8879
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.8.3-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-8879 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.9.1-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-8879 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.9.1-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2025-8879 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5976-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8879 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1 | DSA-5976-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8879 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 139.0.7258.127-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-8879 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H