Vulnerability · Published Sep 28, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-5186
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.9% (higher than 61% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 39.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5186 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5508-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 117.0.5938.132-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5186 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 117.0.5938.132-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5186 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html
- https://crbug.com/1478889
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5508
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTRUIS3564P7ZLM2S2IH4Y4KZ327LI4I/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4MFWDFJSSIFKWKNOCTQCFUNZWAXUCSS4/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CWEJYS5NC7KVFYU3OAMPKQDYN6JQGVK6/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34