Vulnerability · Published Nov 8, 2023 · Assigned by Chrome

CVE-2023-5996

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 2.0% (higher than 81% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.123 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20qt5-qtwebengine5.15.15-r7ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.21qt5-qtwebengine5.15.15-r7ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.22qt5-qtwebengine5.15.15-r7ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.23qt5-qtwebengine5.15.15-r7ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.20qt6-qtwebengine6.6.0-r5ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.21qt6-qtwebengine6.6.0-r5ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.22qt6-qtwebengine6.6.0-r5ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.23qt6-qtwebengine6.6.0-r5ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Alpine:v3.24qt6-qtwebengine6.6.0-r5ALPINE-CVE-2023-5996
Debian:12chromium119.0.6045.123-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5996
Debian:12chromium119.0.6045.123-1~deb12u1DSA-5551-1
Debian:13chromium119.0.6045.123-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5996
Debian:14chromium119.0.6045.123-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5996

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Chrome 119.0.6045.123 – before 119.0.6045.123

References