CVE-2022-0470
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine, potentially leading to heap corruption. Attackers could exploit this via a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code or crash the browser. All users running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Remote code execution leading to full system compromise, data theft, or ransomware deployment.
Likely Case
Browser crash (denial of service) or limited sandbox escape leading to information disclosure.
If Mitigated
No impact if Chrome is fully patched or if exploit attempts are blocked by security controls.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious webpage). No public exploit code is known.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 98.0.4758.80
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for updates and install version 98.0.4758.80 or later. 4. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allTemporarily disable JavaScript to prevent exploitation via malicious webpages.
chrome://settings/content/javascript → Block
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Use alternative browsers until Chrome can be updated.
- Implement network filtering to block known malicious domains hosting exploit code.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version: Open Chrome → Click three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. If version is below 98.0.4758.80, it is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version
On macOS: /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version
On Linux: google-chrome --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 98.0.4758.80 or higher using the same About page.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports
- Unexpected browser termination events in system logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to suspicious domains hosting crafted HTML pages
SIEM Query:
source="chrome_crash_reports" OR event_id=1000 (Application Error) AND process_name="chrome.exe"