Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-4431
Out of bounds memory access in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.110 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (58.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.9% 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 116.0.5845.110
- Debian Linux — versions 10.0, 11.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/chrome-desktop-stable-update.html (Release Notes)
- crbug.com/1469348 (Permissions Required)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5483 (Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4431?
- CVE-2023-4431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-08-23.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4431?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4431 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.