Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2023-2721

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Use-after-free in Google Chrome - CVE-2023-2721

Published: May 16, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76202
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-2023-2721
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Navigation. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2023-2721

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Chrome - update to 113.0.5672.126
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 112.0.1722.84, 113.0.1774.50
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 108.0.5359.234
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
chromium - addressed in versions 113.0.5672.126-1.el7, 113.0.5672.126-1.el8, 113.0.5672.126-1.el9, 113.0.5672.126-1.fc37, 113.0.5672.126-1.fc38
chromium (Debian package) - update to 113.0.5672.126-1~deb11u1

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