CVE-2023-4071 json
Heap buffer overflow in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption v…
published 2023-08-03 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-53961
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Heap buffer overflow in Visuals in Google Chrome prior to 115.0.5790.170 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Patch / fix
- google chrome 115.0.5790.170
- chromium Debian 12 115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1
- chromium Debian 14, Debian 13 115.0.5790.170-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4071
- chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 115.0.5790.170-1.1
- opera openSUSE Leap 15.4 NonFree 102.0.4880.40-lp154.2.50.1
- chromium Package Hub 15 SP5, Package Hub 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.5 +1 more 115.0.5790.170-bp155.2.16.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:13092-1openSUSE-SU-2024:13102-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0251-1openSUSE-SU-2023:0216-1
- qt5-qtwebengine Alpine 3.18 5.15.13-r5
- qt5-qtwebengine Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +2 more 5.15.14-r7
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2023-4071
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2023-4071 updated cvss 8.8
chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in Visuals
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Google Chrome
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
- Technology feeds
References
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chromereleases.googleblog.com
/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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crbug.com
/1458819
permissions-required
- debian.org /security/2023/dsa-5467
- lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQKT7EGDD2P3L7S3NXEDDRCPK4NNZNWJ/
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202311-11
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202312-07
- security.gentoo.org /glsa/202401-34
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-4071
- NVD CVE-2023-4071
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