Google Chrome up to 104.0.5112.101 Downloads heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Downloads. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-2853. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). This affects an unknown code block of the component Downloads. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 08/18/2022 by Sergei Glazunov. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2853. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2026). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 211177 (Fedora 37 : chromium (2022-3f28aa88cf)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 104.0.5112.102 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (211177) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-35087). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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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: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 211177
Nessus Name: Fedora 37 : chromium (2022-3f28aa88cf)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 104.0.5112.102

Timelineinfo

08/16/2022 🔍
08/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
08/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2026 +1378 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Sergei Glazunov
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2853 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2853
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206715
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2022 20:37
Updated: 05/27/2026 23:54
Changes: 08/18/2022 20:37 (40), 09/18/2022 08:51 (1), 11/16/2024 22:00 (17), 04/30/2025 03:14 (3), 05/27/2026 23:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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