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CVE-2022-0800:
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Overview
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-0800) was discovered in the Cast UI component of Google Chrome versions prior to 99.0.4844.51. The vulnerability was reported by Khalil Zhani on August 24, 2021, and was officially disclosed on March 1, 2022 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity heap buffer overflow issue affecting the Cast UI component in Google Chrome. The vulnerability could be triggered when a user engages in specific interactions with a crafted HTML page. Google assigned a bounty of $7,000 for this vulnerability discovery, indicating its moderate severity level (Chrome Release).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could potentially lead to heap corruption when a remote attacker convinces a user to interact with specifically crafted content (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 99.0.4844.51. Users and administrators should ensure their Chrome installations are updated to this version or later. The fix was also incorporated into various downstream distributions, including Debian and Gentoo (Gentoo Advisory).
Additional resources
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