Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-2998
Use after free in Browser Creation in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker who had convinced a user to engage in a specific UI 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 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: 0.303 (98.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.303 · newest: 0.303 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1329794 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-2998?
- CVE-2022-2998 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-2998?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-2998 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.