CVE-2023-6508 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Media Stream component, affecting versions prior to 120.0.6099.62, as well as various Debian and Fedora distributions of Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption. With a CVSS score of 8.8, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The EPSS score is low, suggesting a low probability of exploitation in the wild. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 120.0.6099.62, < 120.0.6099.62CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 120.0.6099.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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