CVE-2023-4572

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker...

8.8 HighFix available

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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

0.98%Up 0.9 points since Aug 30, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: CVE-2023-4572
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 MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: CVE-2023-4572
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-54426 No score

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: EUVD-2023-54426
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6994-5wq3-gpjv 8.8

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker...

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: GHSA-6994-5wq3-gpjv
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 MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: CVE-2023-4572
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-2023-4572 8.8

Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.140 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-4572
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

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OSVMGASA-2023-0256 No score

Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix security vulnerability

The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the 116.0.5845.140 release, fixing 5 vulnerabilities.

High CVE-2023-4430: Use after free in Vulkan. Reported by Cassidy Kim(@cassidy6564) on 2023-08-02

High CVE-2023-4429: Use after free in Loader. Reported by Anonymous on 2023-08-03

High CVE-2023-4428: Out of bounds memory access in CSS. Reported by Francisco Alonso (@revskills) on 2023-08-06

High CVE-2023-4427: Out of bounds memory access in V8. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2023-08-07

Medium CVE-2023-4431: Out of bounds memory access in Fonts. Reported by Microsoft Security Researcher on 2023-08-01

High CVE-2023-4572: Use after free in MediaStream. Reported by fwnfwn(@_fwnfwn) on 2023-08-12

Record: MGASA-2023-0256
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0244-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Update to version 116.0.5845.140 (boo#1214758):

CVE-2023-4572: Use after free in MediaStream

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0244-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0251-1 No score

Security update for opera

This update for opera fixes the following issues:

Update to 102.0.4880.40
- DNA-111203 Prepare translations for home button in settings
Changes in 102.0.4880.38
- DNA-110720 [Sidebar] Sidebar app increase size every time it's reopened
- DNA-110723 Music logo in light mode of 'Select service' unreadable on hover
- DNA-110821 Run-if-alive callback missing in WMFDecoderImpl
- DNA-110835 Search/copy popup issues
- DNA-111038 Disable profile migration
- DNA-111263 Tab island animation incorrect when tabstrip full
Update to 102.0.4880.33
- CHR-9411 Update Chromium on desktop-stable-116-4880 to 116.0.5845.141
- DNA-110172 [BUG] Images inside popup does not get rounded corner
- DNA-110828 Update chess.com build
- DNA-110834 Crash at opera::component_based:: TabAnimationController::StartAnimatedLayout(opera:: component_based::TabAnimationController::AnimationInfo, base::OnceCallback)
- DNA-111144 Enable a new version of the extension.
The update to chromium 116.0.5845.141 fixes following issues: CVE-2023-4572
Update to 102.0.4880.29
- DNA-109498 Splash screen is shown on every restart of the browser
- DNA-109698 Test Amazon Music support
- DNA-109840 Amazon music logo is very small and unreadable
- DNA-109841 Amazon music logo in player mode is too wide
- DNA-109842 [opauto] Add tests for Amazon Music in Player
- DNA-109937 Crash at opera::ComponentTabStripController:: SetGroupCollapsed(tab_groups::TabGroupId const&, bool)
- DNA-110107 Clicking roblox link on page closes the tab
- DNA-110110 [Tab strip][Tab island] Middle/right mouse click on top of the screen have no/wrong efect
- DNA-110125 [Win/Lin] New design for default scrollbars on web page
- DNA-110130 Capture mouse events on the 1-pixel edge to the right of the web view
- DNA-110586 Shadow is clipped if first tab is selected
- DNA-110637 Revert removal of start page button
- DNA-110684 Add bookmarks permissions
- DNA-110702 [Scrollable] Pin group is not aligned with address bar
- DNA-110737 [OMenu] Menu button looks weird
- DNA-110788 No 1-pixel edge in full screen mode
- DNA-110828 Update chess.com build
- DNA-110842 [Tab strip] Make ‘+’ button round(er) again
- DNA-110874 Bring back Home button
- DNA-110876 Search box on Start page without transparency
- DNA-110878 Turn on Amazon Music on developer
- DNA-110905 Amazon Music for all given locales
- DNA-110961 [WinLin] Remove 1-pixel edge in full screen mode
- DNA-111038 Disable profile migration
- DNA-111079 Improve user-profile migration
- DNA-111092 Disable profile migration flag for desktop-stable-116-4880
Update to 102.0.4880.16
- CHR-9396 Update Chromium on desktop-stable-116-4880 to 116.0.5845.97
- DNA-110040 Crash at crash_reporter::(anonymous namespace):: AbslAbortHook(char const*, int, char const*, char const*, char const*)
- DNA-110315 O-menu opening after pressing alt on site which have action for Alt press
- DNA-110440 [Tab strip] Tab favicon not cropped when it does not fit in tab size
- DNA-110469 Move Shopping corner and Loomi to 'Special Features' section
- DNA-110510 [Tab strip] Mute icon displayed over tab title
- DNA-110526 If group is first the tab bar is not aligned with address bar
- DNA-110828 Update chess.com build
- DNA-110836 Promote 102 to stable
- DNA-110892 Translations for O102
- DNA-110962 Fix ab_tests.json preferences override not working
The update to chromium 116.0.5845.97 fixes following issues: CVE-2023-2312, CVE-2023-4349, CVE-2023-4350, CVE-2023-4351, CVE-2023-4352, CVE-2023-4353, CVE-2023-4354, CVE-2023-4355, CVE-2023-4356, CVE-2023-4357, CVE-2023-4358, CVE-2023-4359, CVE-2023-4360, CVE-2023-4361, CVE-2023-4362, CVE-2023-4362, CVE-2023-4363, CVE-2023-4364, CVE-2023-4365, CVE-2023-4366, CVE-2023-4367, CVE-2023-4368
Complete Opera 102 changelog at: …

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0251-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13177-1 No score

chromedriver-116.0.5845.140-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-116.0.5845.140-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13177-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13232-1 No score

ungoogled-chromium-116.0.5845.179-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-116.0.5845.179-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13232-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`chromium` Debian:12	before 116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions 113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1 Show 27 moreShow less 114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2	116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1
`chromium` Debian:13	before 116.0.5845.140-1	116.0.5845.140-1
`chromium` Debian:14	before 116.0.5845.140-1	116.0.5845.140-1
`chromium` Debian:11	before 116.0.5845.140-1~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 Show 45 moreShow less 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~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-1107.0.5304.110-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.110-2107.0.5304.121-1107.0.5304.121-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.68-1107.0.5304.68-1~deb11u1107.0.5304.87-1	116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1
`chromium-browser-stable` Mageia:9 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 116.0.5845.140-1.mga9.tainted	116.0.5845.140-1.mga9.tainted
`chromium` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4	before 116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1	116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1
`chromium` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5	before 116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1	116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1
`chromium` openSUSE:Leap 15.4	before 116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1	116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1
`chromium` openSUSE:Leap 15.5	before 116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1	116.0.5845.140-bp155.2.25.1
`opera` openSUSE:Leap 15.4 NonFree From an advisory covering 36 CVEs	before 102.0.4880.40-lp154.2.50.1	102.0.4880.40-lp154.2.50.1
`chromium` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 116.0.5845.140-1.1	116.0.5845.140-1.1
`chromium` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 11 CVEs	before 116.0.5845.179-1.1	116.0.5845.179-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases, published	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-4572 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published August 29, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. Fixed in chromium 116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1.

References

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