CVE-2023-5997 (GCVE-0-2023-5997)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-15 17:19 – Updated: 2025-12-16 18:23
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Summary
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)
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • Use after free
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: 119.0.6045.159 , < 119.0.6045.159 (custom)
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