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CVE-2022-0609: Google Chromium Animation Use-After-Free Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2022-0609
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Googleproduct: Google ChromiumRemote code executionMemory corruption
What
Google Chromium Animation contains a use-after-free vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Who is affected
Users of web browsers utilizing Chromium, including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera, are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical in severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of Chromium-based browsers.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0609

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2022-0609coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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