CVE-2022-0289
Published: 12 February 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-0289 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-0289 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Safe Browsing component of Google Chrome versions prior to 97.0.4692.99. The flaw, tracked under CWE-416, can result in heap corruption when processing certain inputs.
A remote attacker can exploit the issue by serving a crafted HTML page to a victim, triggering the use-after-free condition during Safe Browsing operations. Successful exploitation may allow arbitrary code execution or other impacts consistent with the CVSS 8.8 rating that reflects network attack vector, low complexity, and high consequences for confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Chrome release notes and the associated Chromium bug tracker entry indicate that updating to version 97.0.4692.99 or later resolves the vulnerability. Public proof-of-concept material referencing the same Chrome Safe Browsing DOM handling path has also been published.
EPSS for this CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.1150 before receding to the current 0.0457, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-15460
Vulnerability details
Use after free in Safe browsing in Google Chrome prior to 97.0.4692.99 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.