CVE-2022-0306 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in Chrome's PDFium component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-0306?

CVE-2022-0306 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 12 Feb 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-0306?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-0306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0306, GHSA-v2fq-q4m8-fwf4, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0306.

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