Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page
Published Aug 15, 2023
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
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- Version 116.0.5845.96StatusaffectedConstraints<116.0.5845.96
- Version
Configuration 2
- 11.0
- 12.0
- 38
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00669) | 50.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00645) | 45.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 61.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 59.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 41.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 3, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 39.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 23, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 19.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 17.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (6)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/1450784 Permissions Required
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/ Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479 Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html | Release NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://crbug.com/1450784 | Permissions Required | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2DMXHPRUGBUDNHZCZCIVMWAUIEXEGMGT/ | ||
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OCFEK63FUHFXZH5MSG6TNQOXMQWM4M5S/ | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34 | ||
| https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5479 | Third Party Advisory |
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