Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2023-5474
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write 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 60% 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 39.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap buffer overflow in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.6.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.6.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.6.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.6.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.6.0-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 118.0.5993.70-1~deb12u1 | DSA-5526-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 118.0.5993.70-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5474 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 118.0.5993.70-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5474 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H