Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-1638
Heap buffer overflow in V8 Internationalization in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.64 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1316946 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1638?
- CVE-2022-1638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1638?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1638 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.