Vulnerability · Published May 16, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-2721
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.126 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.14-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.14-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.14-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.14-r2 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 113.0.5672.126-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 113.0.5672.126-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2721 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 113.0.5672.126-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2721 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html
- https://crbug.com/1444360
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5404
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/73XUIHJ6UT75VFPDPLJOXJON7MVIKVZI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FXFL4TDAH72PRCPD5UPZMJMKIMVOPLTI/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11