Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-1818
Use after free in Vulkan in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.49 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 112.0.5615.49
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 36, 37
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1223346 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5386 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1818?
- CVE-2023-1818 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1818?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-1818 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.