Actively exploited · Published Sep 26, 2022 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2022-3038
High 8.8 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on March 30, 2023). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 24.9% (higher than 98% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)24.9%top 2.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Mar 30, 2023
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Apr 20, 2023.
Official description
Use after free in Network Service in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt5-qtwebengine | 5.15.11-r3 | ALPINE-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 105.0.5195.52-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 105.0.5195.52-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3038 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 105.0.5195.52-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3038 |
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://crbug.com/1340253 x_refsource_MISC
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202209-23 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- FEDORA-2022-3f28aa88cf vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168596/Google-Chrome-103.0.5060.53-network-URLLoader-NotifyCompleted-Heap-Use-After-Free.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3038 government-resource