Google Chrome up to 99.0.4844.74 v8 type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component v8. This manipulation causes type confusion. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-1096. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component v8. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 99.0.4844.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

The weakness was shared 03/29/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-1096. 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 01/28/2025). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 03/28/2022 with a due date of 04/18/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 99.0.4844.84 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (693). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Attacked

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 99.0.4844.84

Timelineinfo

03/23/2022 🔍
03/25/2022 +2 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +3 days 🔍
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05/01/2025 +1129 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-1096 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-1096
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195979
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2022 10:46
Updated: 05/01/2025 12:27
Changes: 03/29/2022 10:46 (34), 03/29/2022 10:47 (8), 03/31/2022 17:56 (1), 04/25/2024 07:29 (29), 06/22/2024 12:16 (3), 09/19/2024 18:18 (2), 01/28/2025 23:29 (22), 05/01/2025 12:27 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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