CVEs / CVE-2022-3038
CVE-2022-3038: Google Chromium Network Service Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 30 Mar 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 24.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium Network Service contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Description
Use after free in Network Service in Google Chrome prior to 105.0.5195.52 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 105.0.5195.52 | 105.0.5195.52 |
| google chrome | before 105.0.5195.52 | 105.0.5195.52 |
| fedoraproject fedora | 37 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 30 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 20 Apr 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
References
- CVE-2022-3038 on NVD
- CVE-2022-3038 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2022-3038 on OSV
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168596/Google-Chrome-103.0.5060.53-network-URLLoader-NotifyCompleted-Heap-Use-After-Free.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1340253 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T4NMJURTG5RO3TGD7ZMIQ6Z4ZZ3SAVYE/ Mailing List
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-23 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3038 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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