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Out of bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2022-4176) was discovered in Lacros Graphics component of Google Chrome on Chrome OS and Lacros versions prior to 108.0.5359.71. The vulnerability was reported by @ginggilBesel on September 8, 2022, and was assigned a High severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (NVD, Chrome Release).
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) that affects the Lacros Graphics component. It received 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, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required for exploitation (NVD).
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through specific UI interactions, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with the same privileges as the Chrome browser process (NVD).
The vulnerability was fixed in Google Chrome version 108.0.5359.71. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Google awarded a $2,000 bug bounty for this vulnerability report (Chrome Release).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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