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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1276331 (Permissions Required, 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.