Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-0137
Heap buffer overflow in Platform Apps in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 109.0.5414.74 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% 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
- Google Chrome OS
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1399904 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-0137?
- CVE-2023-0137 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-01-10.
- How severe is CVE-2023-0137?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.