CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-3079
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability — Google Chromium V8
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains a type confusion vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
- Added to KEV
- 2023-06-07
- Remediation due
- 2023-06-28
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3079
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2023-06-05
- Last modified
- 2026-10-08
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-843
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 114.0.5735.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected configurations
• google chrome (< 114.0.5735.110)
• fedoraproject fedora 37
• fedoraproject fedora 38
• debian debian linux 11.0
• debian debian linux 12.0
• couchbase couchbase server (< 7.1.5)
• couchbase couchbase server 7.2.0
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176211/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176212/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion-New-Sandbox-Escape.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1450481 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DYTXO5E3FI3I2ETDP3HF4SHYYTFMKMIC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U4OXTNIZY4JYHJT7CVLPAJQILI6BISVM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5420 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176211/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176212/Chrome-V8-Type-Confusion-New-Sandbox-Escape.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1450481 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DYTXO5E3FI3I2ETDP3HF4SHYYTFMKMIC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/U4OXTNIZY4JYHJT7CVLPAJQILI6BISVM/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11 Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.couchbase.com/alerts/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5420 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-3079 US Government Resource