8.8

CVE-2023-5996: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5996DSA-5551-1
Published 08-11-2023Last modified 13-02-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5996 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.98%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 3
MGASA-2023-0322OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0368-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13419-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13423-1

Timeline

  1. 08-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-02-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.123 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.98% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.98%

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< 119.0.6045.123-1 | < 119.0.6045.123-1~deb11u1 | < 119.0.6045.123-1~deb12u1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0 | 12.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 119.0.6045.123, < 119.0.6045.123 | < 119.0.6045.123

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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