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
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: 0.247 (97.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.247 · newest: 0.247 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 113.0.5672.126
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_16.html (Release Notes)
- crbug.com/1442516 (Permissions Required)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5404 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
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.