Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
| Risk | Critical |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-44488 CVE-2023-5217 CVE-2023-5186 CVE-2023-5187 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 CWE-416 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Vulnerability #1 is being exploited in the wild. |
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Google Chrome Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers |
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Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU81244
Risk: Critical
CVSSv3.1: 8.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-44488,CVE-2023-5217
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in vp8 encoding in libvpx. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Update to version 117.0.5938.132.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Chrome: 100.0.4896.60 - 117.0.5938.92
External linkshttp://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
http://crbug.com/1486441
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.
2) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU81245
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5186
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Passwords component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate to version 117.0.5938.132.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Chrome: 100.0.4896.60 - 117.0.5938.92
External linkshttp://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
http://crbug.com/1478889
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Use-after-free
EUVDB-ID: #VU81246
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5187
CWE-ID:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Extensions component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate to version 117.0.5938.132.
Vulnerable software versionsGoogle Chrome: 100.0.4896.60 - 117.0.5938.92
External linkshttp://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
http://crbug.com/1475798
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
