CVE-2023-3079: 
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2023-3079 is a type confusion vulnerability discovered in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome prior to version 114.0.5735.110. The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group on June 1, 2023, and was publicly disclosed on June 5, 2023. This high-severity vulnerability affects Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers, as well as applications using the V8 engine (Chrome Release, Help Net Security).

The vulnerability is classified as a type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine that could potentially lead to heap corruption when triggered via a crafted HTML page. It has been assigned 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 that it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and requires user interaction (NVD).

The vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption, which could lead to arbitrary code execution within the context of the browser. The high CVSS score indicates that successful exploitation could result in a complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (NVD).

Google has released a patch in Chrome version 114.0.5735.110 for Windows and version 114.0.5735.106 for Mac and Linux. Users are advised to update their browsers immediately to these versions or later. Various Linux distributions have also released security updates to address this vulnerability in their Chromium packages (Chrome Release, Debian Security).