Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-0977
Use after free in Browser UI in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 99.0.4844.74 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction 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 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1299225 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-0977?
- CVE-2022-0977 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2022-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2022-0977?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.