Risk | Critical |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 3 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-5186 CVE-2023-5187 CVE-2023-44488 CVE-2023-5217 |
CWE-ID | CWE-416 CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Vulnerability #3 is being exploited in the wild. |
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Debian Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system chromium (Debian package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Debian |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
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 chromium package to one of the following versions: 117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1, 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1.
Vulnerable software versionsDebian Linux: All versions
chromium (Debian package): before 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
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 chromium package to one of the following versions: 117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1, 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1.
Vulnerable software versionsDebian Linux: All versions
chromium (Debian package): before 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
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 chromium package to one of the following versions: 117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1, 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1.
Vulnerable software versionsDebian Linux: All versions
chromium (Debian package): before 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1
External linkshttp://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.