CVE-2023-5482 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's USB handling via a crafted HTML page, 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-2023-5482?
CVE-2023-5482 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Nov 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
Insufficient data validation in USB in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5482?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5482?
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-2023-5482 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5482 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5482, GHSA-pq78-6h8h-rcf4.