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CVE-2023-5997: debian debian_linux Use After Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5997
Published 15-11-2023Last modified 16-12-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-5997 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.8% 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
1.02%
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 7 · Related 5
DSA-5556-1MGASA-2023-0322OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0372-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0385-1OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0386-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13424-1

Timeline

  1. 15-11-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-12-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.159 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

1.02%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.02% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.02%

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< 119.0.6045.159-1~deb12u1 | < 119.0.6045.159-1
  • debian_linuxEOL11.0 | 12.0
Fedoraproject1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 119.0.6045.159, < 119.0.6045.159 | < 119.0.6045.159

3 vendors · 4 products

References

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