#VU80637 Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2023-5129,CVE-2023-4863

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#VU80637 Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2023-5129,CVE-2023-4863

Published: September 11, 2023 / Updated: June 7, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80637
Vulnerability risk: Critical
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5129,CVE-2023-4863
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing WebP images within libwebp library. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a malicious website, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system. The vulnerability affects all modern browsers that support WebP image processing.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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