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CVE-2022-0456
published 2022-04-05

CVE-2022-0456: Use after free in Web Search in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via profile destruction.

PriorityP275high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
ITWVulnCheck KEV
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.73%
49.6th percentile
Use after free in Web Search in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via profile destruction.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
chromiumchromium>= 0 < 98.0.4758.80-1~deb11u198.0.4758.80-1~deb11u1
chromiumchromium>= 0 < 98.0.4758.80-198.0.4758.80-1
chromiumchromium>= 0 < 98.0.4758.80-198.0.4758.80-1
chromiumchromium>= 0 < 98.0.4758.80-198.0.4758.80-1
debianchromium< chromium 98.0.4758.80-1 (bookworm)chromium 98.0.4758.80-1 (bookworm)
googlechrome< 98.0.4758.8098.0.4758.80
googlechrome>= unspecified < 98.0.4758.8098.0.4758.80
msrcmicrosoft_edge

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

  • Vulnerability exists in Google Chrome versions prior to 98.0.4758.80; detect outdated Chrome installations below this version as potentially exploitable via CVE-2022-0456
  • ·The vulnerability is triggered via profile destruction in the Web Search component; exploitation requires interaction with the browser profile lifecycle, limiting remote exploitation surface
  • ·Debian scoped this as 'local' scope despite NVD describing a remote attacker vector; detection strategies should account for both local and remote exploitation scenarios

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv8.8HIGH
vulncheck8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
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