Use after free in Google Chrome
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 98.0.4758.102 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 98.0.4758.102 | 98.0.4758.102 | Patch available | CNA | |
| — | CefSharp.Common (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.OffScreen (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.WinForms (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.Wpf (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.Common.NETCore (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
| — | CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore (NuGet) | before 98.1.210 | 98.1.210 | Patch available | GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 98.0.4758.102 Fixed in 98.0.4758.102 Patch available CNA
- CefSharp.Common (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.OffScreen (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.WinForms (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.Wpf (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.Common.NETCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
- CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 98.1.210 Fixed in 98.1.210 Patch available GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 98.0.4758.102
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.Common (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.OffScreen (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.WinForms (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.Wpf (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.Wpf.HwndHost (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.Common.NETCore (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.OffScreen.NETCore (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.WinForms.NETCore (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx CefSharp.Wpf.NETCore (NuGet) Fixed in 98.1.210 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Google Chrome 98.0.4758.102
8 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 4 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-00525 Integer overflow in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2022-00524 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2022-00523 Use after free in Google ChromePriority MEDIUM 40
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2022-02-15 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx
References
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-0609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0609 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv6j-ww6x-54gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0609 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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