Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6702

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Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2023-6702

Published: December 13, 2023 / Updated: June 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84362
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-2023-6702
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Fedora
dev-qt/qtwebengine
www-client/microsoft-edge
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2023-6702

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 120.0.6099.109
Microsoft Edge - update to 120.0.2210.77
Google Chrome - update to 120.0.6099.109
dev-qt/qtwebengine - update to 103.0.5060.53
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
chromium - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.109-1.el7, 120.0.6099.109-1.el8, 120.0.6099.109-1.el9, 120.0.6099.109-1.fc38, 120.0.6099.109-1.fc39, 120.0.6099.129-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 120.0.6099.109-1~deb11u1, 120.0.6099.109-1~deb12u1

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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