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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-6510
CVE-2023-6510:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-6510 is a medium severity vulnerability discovered in Google Chrome's Media Capture component prior to version 120.0.6099.62. The vulnerability was reported on September 8, 2023, by a researcher identified as [pwn2car] (Chrome Release).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Use-after-free (UAF) issue in the Media Capture component of Google Chrome. The vulnerability requires specific user interface interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption. The severity is rated as Medium according to Chromium's security assessment (Chrome Release, NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption through specific UI interactions, but only after convincing a user to engage in particular interface actions (CVE Mitre).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in Chrome version 120.0.6099.62. Users are advised to update to this version or later. Various Linux distributions have also released security updates, including Fedora 38 and 39, and Debian (Fedora Update, Debian Security).
Additional resources
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