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CVE-2022-3657

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who...

8.8 HighFix available

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 0.4 points since Nov 3, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
CVE-2022-3657
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
CVE-2022-3657
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43016 No score

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
EUVD-2022-43016
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8wqm-p249-4r57 8.8

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who...

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chrome security severity: Medium)

Record
GHSA-8wqm-p249-4r57
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
CVE-2022-3657
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-3657 8.8

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2022-3657
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-3657 8.8

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 107.0.5304.62 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3657
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2022-0419 No score

Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerabilities

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the new 107 branch with the 107.0.5304.87 version, fixing many bugs and 15 vulnerabilities, together with 107.0.5304.68.

Some of the security fixes are:

High CVE-2022-3652: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by srodulv and ZNMchtss at S.S.L Team on 2022-09-30 High CVE-2022-3653: Heap buffer overflow in Vulkan. Reported by SeongHwan Park (SeHwa) on 2022-08-19 High CVE-2022-3654: Use after free in Layout. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2022-09-19 Medium CVE-2022-3655: Heap buffer overflow in Media Galleries. Reported by koocola(@alo_cook) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2022-07-11 Medium CVE-2022-3656: Insufficient data validation in File System. Reported by Ron Masas, Imperva on 2022-07-18 Medium CVE-2022-3657: Use after free in Extensions. Reported by Omri Bushari, Talon Cyber Security on 2022-08-09 Medium CVE-2022-3658: Use after free in Feedback service on Chrome OS. Reported by Nan Wang(@eternalsakura13) and Guang Gong of 360 Vulnerability Research Institute on 2022-08-14 Medium CVE-2022-3659: Use after free in Accessibility. Reported by @ginggilBesel on 2022-08-23 Medium CVE-2022-3660: Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode. Reported by Irvan Kurniawan (sourc7) on 2022-05-20 Low CVE-2022-3661: Insufficient data validation in Extensions. Reported by Young Min Kim (@ylemkimon), CompSec Lab at Seoul National University on 2022-08-04

High CVE-2022-3723: Type Confusion in V8. Reported by Jan Vojtěšek, Milánek, and Przemek Gmerek of Avast on 2022-10-25

Record
MGASA-2022-0419
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10177-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Chromium 107.0.5304.87 (boo#1204819)

  • CVE-2022-3723: Type Confusion in V8

Chromium 107.0.5304.68 (boo#1204732)

  • CVE-2022-3652: Type Confusion in V8
  • CVE-2022-3653: Heap buffer overflow in Vulkan
  • CVE-2022-3654: Use after free in Layout
  • CVE-2022-3655: Heap buffer overflow in Media Galleries
  • CVE-2022-3656: Insufficient data validation in File System
  • CVE-2022-3657: Use after free in Extensions
  • CVE-2022-3658: Use after free in Feedback service on Chrome OS
  • CVE-2022-3659: Use after free in Accessibility
  • CVE-2022-3660: Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode
  • CVE-2022-3661: Insufficient data validation in Extensions
Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10177-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2022:10180-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Chromium 107.0.5304.87 (boo#1204819)

  • CVE-2022-3723: Type Confusion in V8

Chromium 107.0.5304.68 (boo#1204732)

  • CVE-2022-3652: Type Confusion in V8
  • CVE-2022-3653: Heap buffer overflow in Vulkan
  • CVE-2022-3654: Use after free in Layout
  • CVE-2022-3655: Heap buffer overflow in Media Galleries
  • CVE-2022-3656: Insufficient data validation in File System
  • CVE-2022-3657: Use after free in Extensions
  • CVE-2022-3658: Use after free in Feedback service on Chrome OS
  • CVE-2022-3659: Use after free in Accessibility
  • CVE-2022-3660: Inappropriate implementation in Full screen mode
  • CVE-2022-3661: Insufficient data validation in Extensions
Record
openSUSE-SU-2022:10180-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12460-1 No score

chromedriver-107.0.5304.87-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-107.0.5304.87-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12460-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score

ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium
Debian:12
 before 107.0.5304.68-1
107.0.5304.68-1
chromium
Debian:13
 before 107.0.5304.68-1
107.0.5304.68-1
chromium
Debian:14
 before 107.0.5304.68-1
107.0.5304.68-1
chromium
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 13 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.68-1~deb11u1, plus listed versions
100.0.4896.127-1100.0.4896.127-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.60-1100.0.4896.60-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.75-1
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100.0.4896.75-1~deb11u1100.0.4896.88-1100.0.4896.88-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-1101.0.4951.41-1~deb11u1101.0.4951.41-2101.0.4951.54-1101.0.4951.64-1101.0.4951.64-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.115-1102.0.5005.115-1~deb11u1102.0.5005.61-1102.0.5005.61-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.114-1103.0.5060.114-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.134-1103.0.5060.134-1~deb11u1103.0.5060.53-1103.0.5060.53-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.101-1104.0.5112.101-1~deb11u1104.0.5112.79-1104.0.5112.79-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.102-1105.0.5195.102-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.125-1105.0.5195.125-1~deb11u1105.0.5195.52-1105.0.5195.52-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.103-1106.0.5249.103-2106.0.5249.119-1106.0.5249.119-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.61-1106.0.5249.61-1~deb11u1106.0.5249.91-1106.0.5249.91-1~deb11u190.0.4430.212-193.0.4577.82-197.0.4692.71-0.197.0.4692.71-0.1~deb11u197.0.4692.99-197.0.4692.99-1~deb11u197.0.4692.99-1~deb11u298.0.4758.102-1
107.0.5304.68-1~deb11u1
chromium-browser-stable
Mageia:8
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.110-1.mga8
107.0.5304.110-1.mga8
chromium-browser
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
 before 107.0.5304.87-0ubuntu11.18.04.1, plus listed versions
61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.137862.0.3202.62-0ubuntu0.17.10.138062.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.138662.0.3202.94-0ubuntu1.138863.0.3239.84-0ubuntu1
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63.0.3239.108-0ubuntu164.0.3282.119-0ubuntu164.0.3282.140-0ubuntu164.0.3282.167-0ubuntu165.0.3325.146-0ubuntu165.0.3325.181-0ubuntu166.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.366.0.3359.181-0ubuntu0.18.04.167.0.3396.99-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.168.0.3440.106-0ubuntu0.18.04.169.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.67-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.77-0ubuntu0.18.04.170.0.3538.110-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.171.0.3578.98-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.119-0ubuntu0.18.04.172.0.3626.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.173.0.3683.86-0ubuntu0.18.04.174.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.175.0.3770.142-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.176.0.3809.100-0ubuntu0.18.04.177.0.3865.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.70-0ubuntu0.18.04.278.0.3904.97-0ubuntu0.18.04.178.0.3904.108-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.79-0ubuntu0.18.04.179.0.3945.130-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.87-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.149-0ubuntu0.18.04.180.0.3987.163-0ubuntu0.18.04.181.0.4044.122-0ubuntu0.18.04.181.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.183.0.4103.61-0ubuntu0.18.04.184.0.4147.105-0ubuntu0.18.04.185.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.18.04.285.0.4183.121-0ubuntu0.18.04.186.0.4240.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.186.0.4240.198-0ubuntu0.18.04.187.0.4280.66-0ubuntu0.18.04.189.0.4389.82-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
107.0.5304.87-0ubuntu11.18.04.1
chromium
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.87-bp153.2.133.1
107.0.5304.87-bp153.2.133.1
chromium
openSUSE:Leap 15.3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.87-bp153.2.133.1
107.0.5304.87-bp153.2.133.1
chromium
SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.87-bp154.2.40.1
107.0.5304.87-bp154.2.40.1
chromium
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.87-bp154.2.40.1
107.0.5304.87-bp154.2.40.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
 before 107.0.5304.87-1.1
107.0.5304.87-1.1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 2310 CVEs
 before 113.0.5672.92-1.1
113.0.5672.92-1.1

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-3657 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published October 26, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in chromium 107.0.5304.68-1.

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