CVE-2022-3051
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2022-3051 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability discovered in the Exosphere component of Google Chrome on Chrome OS and Lacros versions prior to 105.0.5195.52. The vulnerability was reported by @ginggilBesel on July 18, 2022, and was publicly disclosed on August 30, 2022. This security flaw affects Chrome OS and Lacros systems (Chrome Releases).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity heap buffer overflow that occurs in the Exosphere component. The issue was assigned a bug bounty of $2,000, indicating its moderate severity level. The vulnerability was tracked internally as bug #1345245 (Chrome Releases).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through crafted UI interactions, but only if they can convince a user to engage in specific UI interactions (CVE Mitre).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability was patched in Chrome OS and Lacros version 105.0.5195.52. Users and administrators are advised to update their systems to this version or later to mitigate the risk. The fix was included in the stable channel update released on August 30, 2022 (Chrome Releases).

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