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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-2624
CVE-2022-2624:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-2624) was discovered in the PDF functionality of Google Chrome versions prior to 104.0.5112.79. The vulnerability was reported by YU-CHANG CHEN and CHIH-YEN CHANG, who were working with the DEVCORE Internship Program (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a heap buffer overflow in the PDF component of Chrome. It 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 allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted PDF file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 104.0.5112.79. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix was also incorporated into various Linux distributions, including Fedora and Gentoo, through their respective security updates (Gentoo Advisory, Fedora Update).
Additional resources
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