VDB-190028 · CVE-2022-0098 · GCVE-0-2022-0098

Microsoft Edge Screen Capture use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Edge. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Screen Capture. Such manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-0098. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Edge (Web Browser) (version now known). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Screen Capture. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 01/06/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared for download at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-0098. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/11/2022).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Web Browser

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Edge

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/04/2022 🔍
01/06/2022 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/11/2022 +4 days 🔍
01/13/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0098 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0098
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190028

Entryinfo

Created: 01/11/2022 20:42
Updated: 01/13/2022 15:04
Changes: 01/11/2022 20:42 (9), 01/11/2022 20:43 (3), 01/11/2022 20:46 (30), 01/13/2022 15:04 (1)
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