CVEs / CVE-2023-3079
CVE-2023-3079: Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 7 Jun 2023
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 37.8% 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 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 114.0.5735.110 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 114.0.5735.110, before 114.0.5735.110 | 114.0.5735.110 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 7 Jun 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 28 Jun 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-2023-3079 on NVD
- CVE-2023-3079 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2023-3079 on OSV
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176211/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176212/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion-New-Sandbox-Escape.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1450481 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DYTXO5E3FI3I2ETDP3HF4SHYYTFMKMIC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U4OXTNIZY4JYHJT7CVLPAJQILI6BISVM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5420 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-3079 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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