Vulnerability · Published Oct 25, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-5472
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 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 29.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Profiles in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 118.0.5993.117-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5472 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 118.0.5993.117-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5536-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 118.0.5993.117-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5472 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 118.0.5993.117-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5472 |
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/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
- https://crbug.com/1491296
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5536
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TDMQG42VVOZ5USSI4NSNT3VJPGBPNSIW/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5TWIUD4VIISLZWEQ4WLWFZT34T3KOXZB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RA6HMWNOYQ56R35MHW77GVW7373Z4RSN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34