CVE-2023-4362 Memory corruption in Chrome
A heap buffer overflow in Chrome's Mojom IDL allows remote attackers with compromised renderer processes to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTML pages.
- 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-2023-4362?
CVE-2023-4362 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 15 Aug 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
Heap buffer overflow in Mojom IDL in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and gained control of a WebUI process to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4362?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4362?
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-2023-4362 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4362 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4362, GHSA-ggf2-7g57-86j8.