Integer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-5849
Published: October 31, 2023 / Updated: November 1, 2023
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in USB component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted web page, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
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-2023-5849
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 118.0.2088.88, 119.0.2151.44
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.105, 119.0.6045.106
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
chromium - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.105-1.el7, 119.0.6045.105-1.el8, 119.0.6045.105-1.el9, 119.0.6045.105-1.fc37, 119.0.6045.105-1.fc38, 119.0.6045.105-1.fc39, 119.0.6045.123-1.el7, 119.0.6045.123-1.el8, 119.0.6045.123-1.el9, 119.0.6045.123-1.fc38, 119.0.6045.123-1.fc39, 119.0.6045.159-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 119.0.6045.105-1~deb11u1, 119.0.6045.105-1~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
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
- Debian update for chromium
- Fedora 38 update for chromium
- Fedora 37 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
- Fedora 39 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
- Fedora 38 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Fedora 39 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 8 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 7 update for chromium
- Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
- Gentoo update for QtWebEngine
- Gentoo update for QtWebEngine
- Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge