Use-after-free in Chromecast - CVE-2022-20007
Published: July 19, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65432
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20007
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in startActivityForAttachedApplicationIfNeeded of RootWindowContainer.java. A local application can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and escalate privileges on the system.
Affected software
Chromecast
How to mitigate CVE-2022-20007
Install updates from vendor's website.
Chromecast - update to 10 2022-02-05