CVEs / CVE-2022-3723
CVE-2022-3723: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 28 Oct 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 7.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion 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
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.87 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 107.0.5304.87 | 107.0.5304.87 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 28 Oct 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 18 Nov 2022 |
| 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-843 |
References
- CVE-2022-3723 on NVD
- CVE-2022-3723 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2022-3723 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_27.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1378239 Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-3723 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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