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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-3497

CVE-2023-3497: 
Google Chrome vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Out of bounds read vulnerability (CVE-2023-3497) was discovered in Google Security Processor firmware (Titan C firmware) in Google Chrome on Chrome OS versions prior to 114.0.5735.90. The vulnerability was found internally by Google and was disclosed in July 2023 (Chrome Releases).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.6 (Medium). The attack vector requires physical access to the device (AV:P), with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), and no user interaction needed (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), with no impact on confidentiality (C:N) or integrity (I:N), but high impact on availability (A:H) (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability allows a local attacker with physical access to the device to perform a denial of service attack. The severity is rated as Medium according to Chromium's security assessment (Chrome Releases).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in Chrome OS version 114.0.5735.90. Users are advised to update their Chrome OS to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Chrome Releases).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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