Google Chrome up to 98.0.4758.80 Animation use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Animation. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-0609. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Animation. 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 summary by CVE is:

Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-0609. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/03/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 02/15/2022 with a due date of 03/01/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 98.0.4758.102 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (687). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 98.0.4758.102

Timelineinfo

02/14/2022 🔍
02/15/2022 +1 days 🔍
02/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/01/2025 +1171 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-0609 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-0609
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-193127
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2022 18:44
Updated: 05/01/2025 18:44
Changes: 02/15/2022 18:44 (40), 02/18/2022 10:07 (1), 04/23/2024 05:18 (23), 06/22/2024 21:52 (3), 09/18/2024 05:29 (1), 02/03/2025 20:58 (29), 05/01/2025 18:44 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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