CVE-2022-2624 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via heap corruption by tricking a user into opening a crafted PDF file in Google Chrome.
- 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-2022-2624?
CVE-2022-2624 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 12 Aug 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 PDF in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.79 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2624?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2624?
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-2022-2624 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2624 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2624, GHSA-8vhq-5hmx-q53c, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2624.