Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2022-2998 – Google Chrome Browser Creation Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2022-2998

Google Chrome could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a use-after-free in Browser Creation. By persuading a victim to visit a specially crafted Web site, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service condition on the system.

Impact

Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2022-2998

Affected Vendors

Google

Affected Products

Google Chrome LTS 96

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of ChromeOS, available from the Google Chrome Releases Website.

Google Chrome Releases Website

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