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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-5855

CVE-2023-5855

HIGH8.8

Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119

Published Nov 1, 2023

Modified 10 months ago

Fix available

Details

Use after free in Reading Mode in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via specific UI gestures. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected Packages

Google Chrome

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

119.0.6045.105

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

https://crbug.com/1492396

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2MHLJRFWZNY6BFOW25Q4FEESVWZKS4C2/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EBA4KD5ZSV6XWWFLVR5UBYKKNOYMH33H/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PHWLT3M2AQDFD7RNAM3NJMYUC5KHMO5V/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5855

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5546

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

8.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

8.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Ecosystems(20)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedNov 1, 2023

ModifiedApr 29, 2025

CVE-2023-5855 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence