CVEs / CVE-2023-2033
CVE-2023-2033: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 17 Apr 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 40.7% 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 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 112.0.5615.121 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 112.0.5615.121, before 112.0.5615.121 | 112.0.5615.121 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 17 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 8 May 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-843 |
References
- CVE-2023-2033 on NVD
- CVE-2023-2033 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-2033 on OSV
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1432210 Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4AOSGAOPXLBK4A5ZRTVZ4M6QKVLSWMWG/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES2CDRHR2Y4WY6DNDIAPYZFXJU3ZBFAV/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FEJZMAUB4XP44HSHEBDWEKFGA7DUHY42/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IHHD6KNH4WLUE6JG6HRQZWNAJMHJ32X7/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RJQI63HWZFL6M26Q6UOHKDY6LD2PFC5Z/ Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SLO7BL2MHZYPY6O3OAEAQL3SKYMGGO6M/ Mailing List
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-17 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5390 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-2033 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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