CVE-2022-2624 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

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.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-2624, GHSA-8vhq-5hmx-q53c, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2624.

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