CVE-2022-0795 Memory corruption in Chrome
A type confusion vulnerability in Chrome's Blink Layout engine 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-2022-0795?
CVE-2022-0795 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 5 Apr 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
Type confusion in Blink Layout in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.51 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0795?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-0795?
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-2022-0795 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0795 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-0795, GHSA-548g-mwqg-f632, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-0795.