CVE-2025-8879

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)

Published: 2025-08-13 Last update: 2025-09-26 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2025-8879 is rated Moderate Risk (42.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-8879

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-14 0.03% 0.07% +0.04%
2 2025-08-13 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-8879

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-8879

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-8879

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2025-8879: 1 source package rows (qt6-qtwebengine); 2 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 2, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2025-8879
debian end-of-life CVE-2025-8879 end-of-life priority: Debian including 1 source packages (chromium), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 4, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-8879
gentoo high CVE-2025-8879: 1 GLSA(s) (202511-04), 4 atom(s) (www-client/chromium, www-client/google-chrome, www-client/microsoft-edge, www-client/opera); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2025-8879
ubuntu medium CVE-2025-8879 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (chromium-browser), 4 status rows across 4 suites (jammy, noble, plucky, upstream): not-affected 3, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-8879

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-8879

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google chrome < 139.0.7258.127 cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-8879

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