Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-3051
Heap buffer overflow in Exosphere in Google Chrome on Chrome OS, Lacros prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted UI interactions.
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 (55.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 55.7% 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: 0.008 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Google Chrome OS
- Google Linux And Chrome OS
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1345245 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-23 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-3051?
- CVE-2022-3051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2022-3051?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.