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Actively Exploited Vulnerability in Google Chrome

Issued: 
Monday, 31 October, 2022
Last Revision: 
Monday, 31 October, 2022
Vendor: 
Product: 
Severity Level: 
Summary: 

Google has released emergency update to fix the actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in its Chrome web browser. The exploited vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-3723 and described as a type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine.

 

On the successful exploitation of the vulnerability, attacker can execute arbitrary code, install programs, view, change, or delete data; with other malicious activities.

 

 

CVE/Vulnerability

Description

 Severity

Exploitable

 

 

CVE-2022-3723

Type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine

Critical

Yes

 

       

 

 

Table 1: Vulnerability details

 

CVE/Vulnerability

Product(s) Detail 

 

 

CVE-2022-3723

Google Chrome versions prior to 107.0.5304.87/.88

(Windows)

Google Chrome versions prior to 107.0.5304.87 (Mac and Linux)

 

     

Table 2: Vulnerable versions

 

Recommendation: 

All entities should update to the version 107.0.5304.87 for macOS /Linux and 107.0.5304.87/.88 for Window, respectively.