Type confusion in Google Chrome
Priority CRITICAL 97Exploited in the wildCWE-843Published · Updated
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. Impact type from CWE-843 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-04-17CISA due date 2023-05-08
EPSS 0.40648 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 112.0.5615.121
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 | 112.0.5615.121 to before 112.0.5615.121 | 112.0.5615.121 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected 112.0.5615.121 to before 112.0.5615.121 Fixed in 112.0.5615.121 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 112.0.5615.121 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 38 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 7.1.5 | Vulnerable | Couchbase |
| cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.2.0 | Vulnerable | Couchbase |
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 112.0.5615.121 Vulnerable ·Google
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.1.5 Vulnerable ·Couchbase
- cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:couchbase_server:7.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.2.0 Vulnerable ·Couchbase
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 112.0.5615.121
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2023-04-17 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2033
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gxv-52gp-vmhp
References
Advisory 4
Other 7
- https://crbug.com/1432210
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FEJZMAUB4XP44HSHEBDWEKFGA7DUHY42/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4AOSGAOPXLBK4A5ZRTVZ4M6QKVLSWMWG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RJQI63HWZFL6M26Q6UOHKDY6LD2PFC5Z/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/IHHD6KNH4WLUE6JG6HRQZWNAJMHJ32X7/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SLO7BL2MHZYPY6O3OAEAQL3SKYMGGO6M/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ES2CDRHR2Y4WY6DNDIAPYZFXJU3ZBFAV/
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
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- 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-2023-2033 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2033 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5gxv-52gp-vmhp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-2033 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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