CVE-2022-0608
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability is an integer overflow in Chrome's Mojo IPC framework that could allow a remote attacker to trigger heap corruption by tricking users into visiting a malicious webpage. All users running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome are affected. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
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Worst Case
Remote code execution with the privileges of the Chrome process, potentially leading to full system compromise if Chrome is running with elevated privileges.
Likely Case
Browser crash (denial of service) or limited code execution within Chrome's sandbox, potentially allowing data theft or further exploitation.
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 malicious webpage) but no authentication. The vulnerability is in Chrome's core Mojo framework, making reliable exploitation challenging but possible.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 98.0.4758.102 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2022/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu → Help → About Google Chrome. 3. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 4. Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome with the patched version.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allPrevents exploitation by disabling JavaScript execution, which is required for the malicious HTML page to trigger the vulnerability.
Use Chrome's Site Isolation
allEnable site isolation to limit impact if exploitation occurs (already enabled by default in modern Chrome).
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict access to untrusted websites using web filtering or proxy controls.
- Use application whitelisting to prevent execution of malicious code if exploitation occurs.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version: If version is less than 98.0.4758.102, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
On Windows/macOS/Linux: Open Chrome and navigate to chrome://version/ or use command line: google-chrome --versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 98.0.4758.102 or higher after update.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports with memory corruption signatures
- Unexpected process termination of chrome.exe or Google Chrome
Network Indicators:
- Requests to known malicious domains hosting exploit code
- Unusual outbound connections from Chrome process
SIEM Query:
Process:Name="chrome.exe" AND EventID=1000 (Application Crash) OR Process:Name="Google Chrome" AND TerminationReason contains "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION"