Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-3421

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-3421

Published: June 26, 2023 / Updated: June 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77710
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-2023-3421
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 Media 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
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-3421

Update to version 114.0.5735.198.

Google Chromium - update to 114.0.5735.198
Microsoft Edge - update to 114.0.1823.67
Google Chrome - update to 114.0.5735.198
Chrome OS - update to 108.0.5359.239
chromium - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.198-1.el7, 114.0.5735.198-1.el8, 114.0.5735.198-1.el9, 114.0.5735.198-1.fc37, 114.0.5735.198-1.fc38
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1, 114.0.5735.198-1~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

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