Google Chrome up to 106.0.5249.91 Safe Browsing use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Safe Browsing. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3449. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Safe Browsing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in Safe Browsing in Google Chrome prior to 106.0.5249.119 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

The weakness was published 10/12/2022. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-3449. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 10/24/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 106.0.5249.119 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CVSSv3info

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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CNA 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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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 106.0.5249.119

Timelineinfo

10/11/2022 🔍
10/12/2022 +1 days 🔍
10/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +930 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210705

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2022 11:40
Updated: 04/29/2025 09:43
Changes: 10/12/2022 11:40 (40), 11/07/2022 09:28 (1), 10/24/2024 18:58 (37), 04/29/2025 09:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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