Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-1876
Heap buffer overflow in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 102.0.5005.61 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension 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 (52.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% 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_24.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1313600 (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-1876?
- CVE-2022-1876 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-27.
- How severe is CVE-2022-1876?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-1876 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.