CVE-2022-2415
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-2415) was discovered in the WebGL component of Google Chrome versions prior to 103.0.5060.53. The vulnerability was reported by Mark Brand of Google Project Zero on April 14, 2022, and was publicly disclosed on June 21, 2022. This security flaw affects Google Chrome browsers across Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms (Chrome Release).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a heap buffer overflow in the WebGL component of Chrome, which could allow attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow remote attackers to exploit heap corruption, which could lead to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser. Given the high CVSS score and the critical nature of heap buffer overflow vulnerabilities, successful exploitation could potentially result in complete compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 103.0.5060.53. Users are strongly advised to update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to protect against potential exploitation. The fix was released as part of a larger security update that addressed multiple vulnerabilities (Chrome Release).

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