CVE-2023-5474 (GCVE-0-2023-5474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-11 22:28 – Updated: 2025-05-01 17:45
VLAI
Summary
Heap buffer overflow in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 118.0.5993.70 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific user interactions to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Heap buffer overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: 118.0.5993.70 , < 118.0.5993.70 (custom)
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