Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-5473
Use after free in Cast in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (51.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions 118.0.5993.70
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/1484000 (Permissions Required)
- www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5526 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5473?
- CVE-2023-5473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5473?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5473 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.