Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-1235

Vulnerability identifier: #VU73140

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1235

CWE-ID: CWE-843

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the DevTools component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a type confusion error and crash the browser.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
chromium-browser (Ubuntu package)
chromium (Debian package)

Update to version 111.0.5563.64.

Google Chromium - update to 111.0.5563.64
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 110.0.1587.69, 111.0.1661.41
Google Chrome - update to 111.0.5563.64
chromium-browser (Ubuntu package) - update to 111.0.5563.64-0ubuntu0.18.04.5
chromium (Debian package) - update to 111.0.5563.64-1~deb11u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/1404704

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Ubuntu update for chromium-browser
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge