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CVE-2023-5186: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5186
Published 28-09-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5186 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.94%
0%100%
Low · -0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5
DSA-5508-1MGASA-2023-0283OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0277-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0297-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0298-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13269-1

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in Passwords in Google Chrome prior to 117.0.5938.132 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI interaction to potentially exploit heap corruption via crafted UI interaction. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.03 pp

From 0.96% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
  • chromium< 117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1 | < 117.0.5938.132-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0 | 12.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 117.0.5938.132, < 117.0.5938.132 | < 117.0.5938.132

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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