Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-2161
Use after free in WebApp Provider in Google Chrome prior to 103.0.5060.53 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
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: 0.010 (60.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 35, 36
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_21.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1330289 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2161?
- CVE-2022-2161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2161?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.