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CVE-2022-1479: Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

CVE-2022-1479 · published 4 years ago

Summary

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

What to do

Update google chrome to version 101.0.4951.41 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
google	chrome	< 101.0.4951.41 `cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::`

Original advisory text

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 101.0.4951.41 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_... Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/1305190 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-25 Third Party Advisory

Fix within

Internet-facing 14 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker full control (estimated)

Severity

8.8 High

Exploitation

<1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-416Use After Free

Timeline

Published26 Jul 2022

Updated31 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2022-1479 · NVD

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