CVE-2022-1142 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in Chrome's WebUI allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted DevTools input.

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-2022-1142?

CVE-2022-1142 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 22 Jul 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 WebUI in Google Chrome prior to 100.0.4896.60 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific input into DevTools.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1142?

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-2022-1142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1142, GHSA-wp7f-3m97-grc2, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1142.

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