Vulnerability identifier: #VU70953

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0138

CWE-ID: CWE-122

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Google Chromium
Client/Desktop applications / Web browsers

Vendor: Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in libphonenumber. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and crash the browser.

Mitigation
Update to version 109.0.5414.74.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chromium: 109.0.5414.0 - 109.0.5414.69

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External links
http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
http://crbug.com/1346675
http://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2023-0138

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.