CVEs / CVE-2022-4135
CVE-2022-4135: Google Chromium GPU Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 28 Nov 2022
- critical 9.6 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 31.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium GPU contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape 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
Heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.121 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 107.0.5304.121 | 107.0.5304.121 |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| electron (npm) | from 19.0.0, before 19.1.8 | 19.1.8 |
Package versions from GHSA-995f-9x5r-2rcj.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 28 Nov 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 19 Dec 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.6 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2022-4135 on NVD
- CVE-2022-4135 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2022-4135 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1392715 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-10 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-4135 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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