CVE-2023-2934: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Out of bounds memory access vulnerability (CVE-2023-2934) was discovered in the Mojo component of Google Chrome versions prior to 114.0.5735.90. The vulnerability allowed remote attackers to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted HTML page. This high-severity issue was reported by Mark Brand of Google Project Zero on April 1, 2023 (Chrome Release).

The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds memory access issue in Chrome's Mojo component, which 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. This indicates that the vulnerability is network-exploitable, requires low attack complexity, needs no privileges, but does require user interaction. The impact potentially affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability, all with high severity (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit heap corruption through a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the context of the browser. The high CVSS score indicates serious potential impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (Chrome Release).

Google addressed this vulnerability in Chrome version 114.0.5735.90. Users and administrators are strongly advised to upgrade to this version or later. The fix has also been incorporated into other Chromium-based browsers, with vendors like Debian and Gentoo releasing corresponding security updates (Debian Advisory, Gentoo Advisory).