CVE-2022-4192 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in Google Chrome's Live Caption feature via specific UI interactions, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2022-4192?
CVE-2022-4192 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 29 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 Live Caption in Google Chrome prior to 108.0.5359.71 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4192?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2022-4192?
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-2022-4192 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4192 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4192, GHSA-pwwj-wfmw-v2h8, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4192.