CVE-2023-4431 (GCVE-0-2023-4431)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-22 23:56 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:13
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Out of bounds memory access in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.110 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Severity
8.1 (High)
CWE
- Out of bounds memory access
Assigner
References
7 references
Impacted products
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