CVE-2023-2135 Use after free in Chrome
Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption in Chrome DevTools via crafted HTML pages if specific preconditions are enabled, 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-2023-2135?
CVE-2023-2135 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Apr 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
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.137 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to enable specific preconditions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2135?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2135?
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-2023-2135 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2135 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-2135, GHSA-7xwm-fqxv-h2q5.