Vulnerability · Published Nov 1, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-5851
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to obfuscate security UI via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 119.0.6045.105-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5851 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 119.0.6045.105-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5546-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 119.0.6045.105-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5851 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 119.0.6045.105-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5851 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
- https://crbug.com/1473957
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5546
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EBA4KD5ZSV6XWWFLVR5UBYKKNOYMH33H/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHWLT3M2AQDFD7RNAM3NJMYUC5KHMO5V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34