Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-2725
Use after free in Guest View in Google Chrome prior to 113.0.5672.126 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: High)
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.247 (97.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 113.0.5672.126
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Mailing List)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Mailing List)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-2725?
- CVE-2023-2725 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-16.
- How severe is CVE-2023-2725?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.