Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2023-5852
Use after free in Printing in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.010 (60.3th 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 119.0.6045.105
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0, 12.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- 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 (Mailing List)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Third Party Advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5852?
- CVE-2023-5852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-11-01.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5852?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5852 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.