CVE-2023-4761 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can perform out-of-bounds memory reads in Chrome 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-2023-4761?
CVE-2023-4761 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 5 Sep 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
Out of bounds memory access in FedCM in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4761?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4761?
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-2023-4761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4761, GHSA-8cgp-x4c5-vg9g.