CVE-2023-5855 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free11 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 33.00%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
7
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+4 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 1
Latest updateJan 10

Description

Use after free in Reading Mode 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)

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/chrome119.0.6045.105 — 119.0.6045.105
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 119.0.6045.105
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 119.0.6045.105-1~deb12u1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 119.0.6045.105-1~deb11u1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 11.0, 12.0, Fedora 37, 38, 39

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-jwj7-8489-4jqm: Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-01
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OSV
CVE-2023-5855: Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2023-5855↗2024-01-10
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2023-5855 Use after free in Reading Mode↗2023-11-14
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2023-7013↗2023-10-31
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Debian
CVE-2023-5855: chromium - Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed ...↗2023
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Trendmicro
The November 2023 Security Update Review↗2023-11-14
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Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft November 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 5 zero-days, 58 flaws↗2023-11-14
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Trendmicro
The November 2023 Security Update Review↗2023-11-14
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Trendmicro
The November 2023 Security Update Review↗2023-11-14
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