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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0129
CVE-2023-0129:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2023-0129) was discovered in the Network Service component of Google Chrome versions prior to 109.0.5414.74. The vulnerability was reported on November 7, 2022, and was assigned a high severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) that affects the Network Service component in Google Chrome. It received a CVSS v3.1 vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating network vector accessibility, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page and specific interactions, but only after convincing a user to install a malicious extension (Chrome Release).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in Google Chrome version 109.0.5414.74. Users and administrators are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Chrome Release, Gentoo Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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