Google Chrome up to 104.0.5112.101 OS Shell use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component OS Shell. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-2859. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component OS Shell. 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 Chrome OS Shell in Google Chrome prior to 104.0.5112.101 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI interactions.

The weakness was disclosed 08/18/2022 by Guang Gong. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-2859. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/22/2025). 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (211177). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Chrome 104.0.5112.102

Timelineinfo

08/16/2022 🔍
08/18/2022 +2 days 🔍
08/18/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +1007 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Guang Gong
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2859 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2859
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206717

Entryinfo

Created: 08/18/2022 20:38
Updated: 05/22/2025 01:04
Changes: 08/18/2022 20:38 (41), 09/18/2022 08:56 (1), 11/16/2024 22:00 (17), 05/22/2025 01:04 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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