CVE-2022-3314 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker with a compromised WebUI process can escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free in logging.
- 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-2022-3314?
CVE-2022-3314 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Nov 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
Use after free in logging in Google Chrome prior to 106.0.5249.62 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised a WebUI process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3314?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-3314?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2022-3314 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3314 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3314, GHSA-g2r7-hx5q-vxx6, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3314.