Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-4358
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. 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 41.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in DNS in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4358 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5479-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4358 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 116.0.5845.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4358 |
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/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
- https://crbug.com/1466415
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34