CVE-2023-5849: debian debian_linux Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5849 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-11-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 29-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Integer overflow in USB in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.105 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundThe product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This occurs when an integer value is incremented to a value that is too large to store in the associated representation. When this occurs, the value may become a very small or negative number.