Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-3446

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68242

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-2022-3446

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in WebSQL. 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.

Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Microsoft Edge
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Chrome OS
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/chromium-bin
www-client/google-chrome
chromium (Debian package)

Update to version 106.0.5249.119.

Google Chromium - update to 106.0.5249.119
Google Chrome - update to 106.0.5249.119
Microsoft Edge - update to 106.0.1370.47
Chrome OS - update to 102.0.5005.184
www-client/microsoft-edge - addressed in versions 106.0.1370.37, 109.0.1518.61
www-client/chromium - addressed in versions 106.0.5249.119, 109.0.5414.74-r1
www-client/chromium-bin - addressed in versions 106.0.5249.119, 109.0.5414.74
www-client/google-chrome - addressed in versions 106.0.5249.119, 109.0.5414.74
chromium (Debian package) - update to 106.0.5249.119-1~deb11u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_11.html
• https://crbug.com/1368076
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-3446

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Chrome OS LTS
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge