Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-0696

Vulnerability identifier: #VU72001

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-2023-0696

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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.

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

Update to version 110.0.5481.77.

Google Chromium - update to 110.0.5481.77
Microsoft Edge - update to 110.0.1587.41
Google Chrome - update to 110.0.5481.77
chromium - addressed in versions 110.0.5481.77-1.el7, 110.0.5481.77-1.fc36
chromium (Debian package) - update to 110.0.5481.77-1~deb11u1
chromium-browser (Ubuntu package) - update to 110.0.5481.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 113.0.1774.50
www-client/chromium - update to 113.0.5672.126
www-client/chromium-bin - update to 113.0.5672.126
www-client/google-chrome - update to 113.0.5672.126

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1402270
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-0696

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Ubuntu update for chromium-browser
• Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
• Fedora 36 update for chromium
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge