Use After Free in Apple macOS
CVE-2022-0971
Use after free in Blink Layout in Google Chrome on Android prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.012 (64.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Macos
- Google Android
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Linux Linux_kernel
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0971?
- CVE-2022-0971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0971?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.