CVE-2023-5346 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A type confusion vulnerability in Chrome's V8 engine allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

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-2023-5346?

CVE-2023-5346 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 Oct 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 V8 in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.149 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-2023-5346?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (4)
chromium SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5All versions117.0.5938.149-bp155.2.43.1
chromium openSUSE:Leap 15.5All versions117.0.5938.149-bp155.2.43.1
chromium openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions117.0.5938.149-1.1
chromium openSUSE:TumbleweedAll versions117.0.5938.149-1.1

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5346?

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-2023-5346 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5346 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5346, DSA-5515-1, GHSA-4vx7-4j56-j894, openSUSE-SU-2023:0292-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13292-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:13303-1.

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