Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-3051 is a high-severity Chrome issue where crafted UI interactions could corrupt memory. An attacker would need to convince a user to perform specific interactions, but successful exploitation could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority browser patching issue. It is not cited as actively exploited here, but browser memory corruption with high impact and low attack complexity warrants prompt remediation across managed endpoints.
Technical view
The CVE describes a CWE-787 heap buffer overflow in Exosphere affecting Google Chrome on Chrome OS and Lacros prior to 105.0.5195.52. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8, network reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required.
Likely exposure
Exposure is indicated for Chrome on Chrome OS and Lacros before 105.0.5195.52. Gentoo and Fedora references indicate downstream Chromium package updates. The bundle does not identify other affected products or deployment-specific conditions.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation is described as remote but requiring user interaction through crafted UI interactions, with potential heap corruption.
Researcher notes
Key constraints are user interaction and the Exosphere component. Public details in the bundle are limited; do not assume exploit availability, affected platforms beyond those named, or mitigations beyond vendor and distro updates.
Mitigation direction
- Update Chrome OS/Lacros Chrome to 105.0.5195.52 or later.
- Apply Gentoo or Fedora Chromium updates where those packages are deployed.
- Prioritize managed browser update enforcement for affected endpoint groups.
- Check Google and distribution advisories for any newer vendor guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Chrome OS, Lacros, and Chromium versions across managed endpoints.
- Confirm affected Chrome installations are at least 105.0.5195.52.
- Verify Gentoo and Fedora package updates referenced by advisories are installed.
- Document exceptions and track them until vendor-supported remediation is complete.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_30.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/1345245CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- GLSA-202209-23CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- FEDORA-2022-3f28aa88cfCVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
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CWE details
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Out-of-bounds Write
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