Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2022-4179
Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
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: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_29.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1377783 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-4179?
- CVE-2022-4179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-11-30.
- How severe is CVE-2022-4179?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-4179 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.