Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4763

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-4763

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80464
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-2023-4763
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 Networks 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
dev-qt/qtwebengine
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2023-4763

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
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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