CVE-2022-3655 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

Heap buffer overflow in Chrome allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious extension and 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-2022-3655?

CVE-2022-3655 is a high-severity memory corruption 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

Heap buffer overflow in Media Galleries in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3655?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3655?

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-2022-3655 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3655 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3655, GHSA-xcxp-vf6x-3fjg, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3655.

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