Zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome

Type Confusion
CVE-2023-3079

Vulnerability details

Advisory: SB2023060544 - Remote code execution in Google Chrome

Vulnerable component: Google Chrome

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3079

CVSSv3 score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

Description:

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the V8 engine in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

External links:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html