Google Chrome up to 110.0.5481.177 Web Audio API heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Google Chrome. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Web Audio API. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-1222. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome (Web Browser). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Audio API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 03/08/2023 by Cassidy Kim. It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-1222. 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 10/11/2024). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.

Upgrading to version 111.0.5563.64 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 111.0.5563.64

Timelineinfo

03/07/2023 🔍
03/08/2023 +1 days 🔍
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04/27/2025 +781 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Researcher: Cassidy Kim
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1222 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1222
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222515

Entryinfo

Created: 03/08/2023 08:30
Updated: 04/27/2025 18:43
Changes: 03/08/2023 08:30 (41), 04/01/2023 11:39 (2), 04/01/2023 11:47 (11), 10/11/2024 23:47 (27), 04/27/2025 18:43 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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