Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2933

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-2933

Published: May 30, 2023 / Updated: May 31, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76677
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-2023-2933
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 within the PDF component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2023-2933

Update to version 114.0.5735.90.

Google Chromium - update to 114.0.5735.90
Microsoft Edge - update to 114.0.1823.37
Google Chrome - update to 114.0.5735.90
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 108.0.5359.238
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1, 114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 120.0.2210.133
www-client/chromium - update to 120.0.6099.109
www-client/google-chrome - update to 120.0.6099.109

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