Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-0457
Published: February 1, 2022 / Updated: February 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60227
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0457
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
chromium (Debian package)
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2022-0457
Update to version 98.0.4758.80.
Google Chromium - update to 98.0.4758.80
Google Chrome - update to 98.0.4758.80
chromium (Debian package) - update to 98.0.4758.80-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 98.0.1108.43
Google Chrome - update to 98.0.4758.80
chromium (Debian package) - update to 98.0.4758.80-1~deb11u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 98.0.1108.43