CWE
416
EPSS
0.140%
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-5473: Use after free in Cast

First published: Mon Sep 18 2023(Updated: )

<p>This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023">Google Chrome Releases</a> for more information.</p>

Credit: DarkNavy chrome-cve-admin@google.com chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/chromium<=90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1<=116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1
120.0.6099.129-1~deb11u1
119.0.6045.199-1~deb12u1
120.0.6099.129-1~deb12u1
120.0.6099.129-1
Google Chrome<118.0.5993.70
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Debian Debian Linux=12.0
Microsoft Edge<118.0.2088.46
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Google Chrome<118.0.5993.70
118.0.5993.70
<118.0.5993.70
=11.0
=12.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-5473?

    CVE-2023-5473 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) that allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-5473?

    The severity of CVE-2023-5473 is medium (6.3).

  • How does CVE-2023-5473 affect Google Chrome?

    CVE-2023-5473 affects Google Chrome versions prior to 118.0.5993.70.

  • How does CVE-2023-5473 affect Microsoft Edge?

    CVE-2023-5473 affects Microsoft Edge versions prior to 118.0.2088.46.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-5473?

    To fix CVE-2023-5473, update to Google Chrome 118.0.5993.70 or later or Microsoft Edge 118.0.2088.46 or later.

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