Google fixed the first Chrome zero
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| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Flags | Affected | Exposure | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-2033 | Type Confusion in Google Chromium V8 Engine Exploited in the Wild CVE-2023-2033 is a type confusion flaw (CWE-843) in Google's Chromium V8 JavaScript engine that a remote attacker can trigger by convincing a user to load a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption in the browser, potentially allowing the attacker to execute code in the context of the affected browser. Because V8 underpins the entire Chromium ecosystem, users of Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, and any other Chromium-based browser or application are potentially affected. The flaw is already being exploited: CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2023-04-17, and EPSS assigns a 40.8% probability of exploitation within 30 days (99th percentile), though no public proof-of-concept is known and ransomware use is unknown. Do: Update Google Chrome and every other Chromium-based browser in use (Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, etc.) to the latest vendor-supplied stable release, per CISA's KEV required action to apply updates per vendor instructions. Verify installed browser versions across managed endpoints and treat unpatched Chromium builds as actively exploited given the KEV listing and high EPSS score. | 8.8 | 41% | KEV |
| massbillions of users (Chrome alone has roughly 3 billion users; Chromium also powers Edge, Opera, Brave and many embedded applications) |
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Google released an emergency security update to address a zero-day vulnerability in Chrome which is actively exploited in the wild.
Google released an emergency security update to address the first Chrome zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2033) in 2023, the company is aware of attacks in the wild exploiting the issue.
The vulnerability is a Type Confusion issue that resides in the JavaScript engine V8. The vulnerability was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-04-11.
“Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group on 2023-04-11” reads the advisory published by Google. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2023-2033 exists in the wild.”
The company is rolling out the new version in the Stable Desktop channel, this means that it will be available to the entire user base over the coming days or weeks.
“The Stable and extended stable channel has been updated to 112.0.5615.121 for Windows Mac and Linux which will roll out over the coming days/weeks.” continues the advisory
Google did not disclose details of the attacks exploiting this vulnerability, it will not provide bug details and links until a majority of users will have updated their installs.
“Access to bug details and links may be kept restricted until a majority of users are updated with a fix. We will also retain restrictions if the bug exists in a third party library that other projects similarly depend on, but haven’t yet fixed.” concludes the advisory.
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