Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4186

 

Input validation error in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-4186

Published: November 29, 2022 / Updated: December 7, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69722
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4186
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Downloads in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2022-4186

Update to version 108.0.5359.71.

Google Chromium - update to 108.0.5359.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 108.0.1462.41
Google Chrome - update to 108.0.5359.71
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium (Debian package) - update to 108.0.5359.71-2~deb11u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 109.0.1518.61
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/google-chrome - update to 109.0.5414.74
www-client/chromium - update to 109.0.5414.74-r1

External References

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