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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-3445
CVE-2022-3445:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2022-3445) was discovered in Google Chrome's Skia component prior to version 106.0.5249.119. The vulnerability was reported on September 16, 2022, by Nan Wang (@eternalsakura13) and Yong Liu of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute, and was officially patched in October 2022 (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a 'Use after free' issue in the Skia component of Google Chrome. This type of vulnerability occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed, potentially leading to heap corruption. The vulnerability could be triggered via a crafted HTML page (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability was rated as High severity by the Chromium security team. If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page (Chrome Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Chrome version 106.0.5249.119 for Windows, Mac, and Linux platforms. Users and administrators are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Chrome Release, Debian Security).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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