Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

[ Why it matters ]Priority signals

• Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-06-08
• EPSS: 41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)

[ Description ]Official description

Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

CISA: Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a memory corruption vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute code 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.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

CISA required action (US federal deadline 22 Jun 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ References ]References

• rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.htmlThird Party Advisory
• www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
• www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisory
• crbug.com/682194ExploitIssue Tracking
• security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02Third Party Advisory
• www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource