V8 Type Confusion Heap Corruption in Chrome <114
CVE-2023-3079 Published on June 5, 2023
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Google Chromium V8 contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 28, 2023: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-3079 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?
The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
CVE-2023-3079 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 114.0.5735.110 and below 114.0.5735.110 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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