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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2163
CVE-2022-2163:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2022-2163 is a Use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the Cast UI and Toolbar components of Google Chrome versions prior to 103.0.5060.134. The vulnerability was reported by Chaoyuan Peng (@ret2happy) on March 21, 2022, and was officially patched in July 2022 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (UAF) issue specifically affecting the Cast UI and Toolbar components in Google Chrome. The severity of this vulnerability was rated as Low, and Google awarded a $7,000 bounty for its discovery (Chrome Release).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially allow an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious extension to exploit heap corruption through UI interaction (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 103.0.5060.134. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later. Various Linux distributions have also released security updates addressing this vulnerability, including Fedora and Gentoo (Fedora Update, Gentoo Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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