Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-1142
Heap buffer overflow in WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.60 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific input into DevTools.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (54.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 54.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1303613 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1142?
- CVE-2022-1142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1142?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.