Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-2033
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-04-14 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-08 22:15:00 UTC
DescriptionType confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.232610000 probability, percentile 0.959110000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-04-17; due 2023-05-08; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-843

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorGoogle
ProductChromium V8
NameGoogle Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2033

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 11.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 36 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 37 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 38 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-5390-1 chromium MISC www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-17) — Gentoo security MISC security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.165-1.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.165-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.121-2.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop MISC chromereleases.googleblog.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Enterprise Security Alerts & Advisories for Couchbase www.couchbase.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.121-2.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.121-2.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: chromium-112.0.5615.165-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MISC lists.fedoraproject.org
1432210 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail MISC crbug.com Permissions Required
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181738 Debian Security Update for chromium (DSA 5390-1)
  • 182637 Debian Security Update for chromium (CVE-2023-2033)
  • 283905 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-c1741c9724)
  • 283906 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-8cc9731416)
  • 283939 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-fa739b5753)
  • 283942 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-2b6ba1c253)
  • 284160 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-911c060ded)
  • 284166 Fedora Security Update for chromium (FEDORA-2023-df075a7f85)
  • 378417 Google Chrome Prior to 112.0.5615.121 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 378418 Microsoft Edge Based on Chromium Prior to 112.0.1722.48 Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • 502997 Alpine Linux Security Update for qt5-qtwebengine
  • 503239 Alpine Linux Security Update for qt5-qtwebengine
  • 506196 Alpine Linux Security Update for qt5-qtwebengine
  • 691147 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for chromium (6f0327d4-9902-4042-9b68-6fc2266944bc)
  • 710759 Gentoo Linux Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202309-17)
  • 754045 OpenSUSE Security Update for opera (openSUSE-SU-2023:0114-1)
  • 754103 OpenSUSE Security Update for opera (openSUSE-SU-2023:0115-1)
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