CVE-2023-5997 — Use After Free in Google Chrome

CWE-416 — Use After Free7 documents7 sources
Severity
8.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 39.09%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
Google ChromeChromiumDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 15
Latest updateDec 8

Description

Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.159 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 Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome119.0.6045.159 — 119.0.6045.159
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 119.0.6045.159
▶Debianchromium/chromium< 119.0.6045.159-1~deb11u1+3

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2023-5997: Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-15
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GHSA
GHSA-fggx-frxq-cpx8: Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-15
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OSV
CVE-2023-5997: Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119↗2023-11-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Chrome
Long Term Support Channel Update for ChromeOS: CVE-2023-5997↗2023-12-08
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Microsoft
Chromium: CVE-2023-5997 Use after free in Garbage Collection↗2023-11-14
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Debian
CVE-2023-5997: chromium - Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.159 al...↗2023
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