Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-3079

 

Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-3079

Published: June 5, 2023 / Updated: June 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76967
CSH Severity: Critical
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-2023-3079
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

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 engine 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.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2023-3079

Update to version 114.0.5735.106 for Mac and Linux and 114.0.5735.110 for Window.

Google Chromium - update to 114.0.5735.106
Microsoft Edge - update to 114.0.1823.41
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.106, 114.0.5735.110
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 108.0.5359.235
chromium - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.106-1.el7, 114.0.5735.106-1.el8, 114.0.5735.106-1.el9, 114.0.5735.106-1.fc37, 114.0.5735.106-1.fc38
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1, 114.0.5735.106-1~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

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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