Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4761

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Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4761

Published: September 5, 2023 / Updated: September 5, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80462
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-2023-4761
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in FedCM in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.


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-2023-4761

Update to version 116.0.5845.179.

Google Chromium - update to 116.0.5845.179
Microsoft Edge - update to 116.0.1938.76
Google Chrome - update to 116.0.5845.179
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
Chrome OS - update to 114.0.5735.337
chromium - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.179-1.el7, 116.0.5845.179-1.el8, 116.0.5845.179-1.el9, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc37, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc38, 116.0.5845.179-1.fc39, 116.0.5845.187-1.el7, 116.0.5845.187-1.el8, 116.0.5845.187-1.el9, 116.0.5845.187-1.fc37, 116.0.5845.187-1.fc38, 117.0.5938.62-1.el7, 117.0.5938.62-1.el8, 117.0.5938.62-1.el9, 117.0.5938.62-1.fc37, 117.0.5938.62-1.fc38, 117.0.5938.88-1.el7, 117.0.5938.88-1.el8, 117.0.5938.88-1.el9, 117.0.5938.88-1.fc37, 117.0.5938.92-2.el7, 117.0.5938.92-2.el8, 117.0.5938.92-2.el9, 117.0.5938.132-1.el7, 117.0.5938.132-1.el8, 117.0.5938.132-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1, 116.0.5845.180-1~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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