Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5472

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5472

Published: October 24, 2023 / Updated: October 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU82352
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-2023-5472
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 Profiles 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
Microsoft Edge
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-2023-5472

Update to version 118.0.5993.117.

Google Chromium - update to 118.0.5993.117
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 118.0.5993.117, 118.0.5993.118
Microsoft Edge - update to 118.0.2088.76
Chrome OS - update to 114.0.5735.339
chromium - addressed in versions 118.0.5993.117-1.el7, 118.0.5993.117-1.el8, 118.0.5993.117-1.el9, 118.0.5993.117-1.fc37, 118.0.5993.117-1.fc38, 118.0.5993.117-1.fc39
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1, 118.0.5993.117-1~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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