Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2022-2742
Published: August 2, 2022 / Updated: August 17, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79640
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-2022-2742
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 Exosphere 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
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2742
Update to version 104.0.5112.79.
Google Chromium - update to 104.0.5112.79
Google Chrome - update to 104.0.5112.79
Google Chrome - update to 104.0.5112.79