What is CVE-2022-0301?

CVE-2022-0301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-0301?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2022-0301

Heap buffer overflow in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0301?: CVE-2022-0301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-0301?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.