CVE-2022-2294 vulnerability in Google and Other Products
Published on July 28, 2022
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. WebRTC, an open-source project providing web browsers with real-time communication, contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability which allows an attacker to perform shellcode execution. This vulnerability impacts web browsers using WebRTC including but not limited to Google Chrome.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 15, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-2294 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 2.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2022-2294 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-2294
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2022-2294?
- Google Chrome Fixed in Version 103.0.5060.114
- Fedora Project Extra Packages Enterprise Linux Version 8.0
- Fedora Project Fedora Version 35
- Fedora Project Fedora Version 36
- Webkitgtk Fixed in Version 2.36.5
- Wpewebkit Wpe Webkit Fixed in Version 2.36.5
- Apple Mac OSX Fixed in Version 10.15.7
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2020-005
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2020-007
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 -
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2020-001
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2020
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-001
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-002
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-003
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-004
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-005
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-006
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-008
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2021-007
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2022-002
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2022-001
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2022-003
- Apple Mac OSX Version 10.15.7 security_update_2022-004
- Apple Macos Version 12.0 Fixed in Version 12.5
- Apple iOS Fixed in Version 15.6
- Apple iPad OS Fixed in Version 15.6
- Apple Watch OS Fixed in Version 8.7
- Apple TV OS Fixed in Version 15.6
- Apple Macos Fixed in Version 11.6.8
- Webrtcproject Webrtc Version -