CVE-2022-4912 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome, 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-2022-4912?

CVE-2022-4912 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 28 Jul 2023. 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

Type Confusion in MathML in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-843

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4912?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4912?

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-2022-4912 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4912 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4912, GHSA-6w9m-7xm8-jc6c.

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