CVE-2023-5996 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free10 documents8 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.37%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
8
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Chromium+5 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 8
Latest updateDec 8

Description

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.123 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (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 Packages7 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome119.0.6045.123 — 119.0.6045.123
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 119.0.6045.123
▶debiandebian/chromium< chromium 119.0.6045.123-1~deb12u1 (bookworm)
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 119.0.6045.123-1~deb11u1+3

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2023-5996: Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-08
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GHSA
GHSA-q3gq-rg4m-vgrp: Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-08
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2023-5996↗2023-12-08
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2023-5996 Use after free in WebAudio↗2023-11-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-5996: chromium - Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.123 allowed a re...↗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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