Google Chrome up to 112.0.5615.49 V8 type confusion

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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 V8. This manipulation causes type confusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-2033. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome (Web Browser) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing 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 112.0.5615.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The weakness was disclosed 04/14/2023. The advisory is shared at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-2033 since 04/13/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The price 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 CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 04/17/2023 with a due date of 05/08/2023:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading to version 112.0.5615.121 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Zero-Day.cz (763). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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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: 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 112.0.5615.121

Timelineinfo

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04/14/2023 +1 days 🔍
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04/27/2025 +744 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: FEDORA-2023-2b6ba1c253
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226057
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 04/14/2023 21:39
Updated: 04/27/2025 09:09
Changes: 04/14/2023 21:39 (41), 05/03/2023 16:38 (1), 05/03/2023 16:45 (11), 04/28/2024 13:58 (23), 06/12/2024 17:56 (3), 09/28/2024 01:52 (2), 01/28/2025 18:45 (11), 04/27/2025 09:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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