CVE-2022-4179 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 78.86%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+2 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 30
Latest updateDec 14

Description

Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 108.0.5359.71
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 108.0.5359.71
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 108.0.5359.71-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 108.0.5359.71-2~deb11u1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2022-4179: Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108↗2022-11-30
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GHSA
GHSA-f2xw-crfr-5959: Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108↗2022-11-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2022-4179↗2022-12-14
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2022-4179 Use after free in Audio↗2022-12-13
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2022-4177↗2022-11-29
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Debian
CVE-2022-4179: chromium - Use after free in Audio in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed an attac...↗2022
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