Google Chrome Blink Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.
Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST
Exploitation signals 4 / 5
- KEV catalog (CISA)23 May 2022
- Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)23 May 2022
- Used by ransomwareno
- EPSS above 10 %61.1%
- No account, over the networkyes
What to do
Fix
Update to a fixed version: 1.13.0
CISA guidance: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Meanwhile
Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.
Manufacturers (CRA)
Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained
Affected products
- unspecified <72.0.3626.121
Open source packages OSV
- puppeteernpm · GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935fixed in 1.13.0
Timeline
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Published
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Exploitation reported (ENISA)
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Added to the KEV catalog
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CISA remediation due date
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EPSS peak: 61.1%
References
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