CVE-2023-5997
Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.159 allowed a remote...
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)
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
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)
- Record
CVE-2023-5997- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS: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 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)
- Record
CVE-2023-5997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58264 No score
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)
- Record
EUVD-2023-58264- Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fggx-frxq-cpx8
8.8
Use after free in Garbage Collection in Google Chrome prior to 119.0.6045.159 allowed a remote...
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)
- Record
GHSA-fggx-frxq-cpx8- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS: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
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-5997
8.8
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)
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-5997- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
8.8
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)
- Record
CVE-2023-5997- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS: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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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-5997
8.8
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)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5997- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2023-0322 No score
Updated chromium-browser-stable packages fix bugs and vulnerabilities
The chromium-browser-stable package has been updated to the 119.0.6045.159 release, fixing bugs and 15 vulnerabilities, together with 119.0.6045.123 and 119.0.6045.105; some of them are listed below:
High CVE-2023-5480: Inappropriate implementation in Payments. Reported by Vsevolod Kokorin (Slonser) of Solidlab on 2023-10-14
High CVE-2023-5482: Insufficient data validation in USB. Reported by DarkNavy on 2023-10-13
High CVE-2023-5849: Integer overflow in USB. Reported by DarkNavy on 2023-10-13
High CVE-2023-5996: Use after free in WebAudio. Reported by Huang Xilin of Ant Group Light-Year Security Lab via Tianfu Cup 2023 on 2023-10-30
High CVE-2023-5997: Use after free in Garbage Collection. Reported by Anonymous on 2023-10-31
High CVE-2023-6112: Use after free in Navigation. Reported by Sergei Glazunov of Google Project Zero on 2023-11-04
Medium CVE-2023-5850: Incorrect security UI in Downloads. Reported by Mohit Raj (shadow2639) on 2021-12-22
Medium CVE-2023-5851: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads. Reported by Shaheen Fazim on 2023-08-18
Medium CVE-2023-5852: Use after free in Printing. Reported by [pwn2car] on 2023-09-10
Medium CVE-2023-5853: Incorrect security UI in Downloads. Reported by Hafiizh on 2023-06-22
Medium CVE-2023-5854: Use after free in Profiles. Reported by Dohyun Lee (@l33d0hyun) of SSD-Disclosure Labs & DNSLab, Korea Univ on 2023-10-01
Medium CVE-2023-5855: Use after free in Reading Mode. Reported by ChaobinZhang on 2023-10-13
Medium CVE-2023-5856: Use after free in Side Panel. Reported by Weipeng Jiang (@Krace) of VRI on 2023-10-17
Medium CVE-2023-5857: Inappropriate implementation in Downloads. Reported by Will Dormann on 2023-10-18
Low CVE-2023-5858: Inappropriate implementation in WebApp Provider. Reported by Axel Chong on 2023-06-24
Low CVE-2023-5859: Incorrect security UI in Picture In Picture. Reported by Junsung Lee on 2023-09-13
- Record
MGASA-2023-0322- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0372-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Chromium 119.0.6045.159 (boo#1217142)
- CVE-2023-5997: Use after free in Garbage Collection
- CVE-2023-6112: Use after free in Navigation
- Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0372-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0385-1 No score
Security update for opera
This update for opera fixes the following issues:
-
Update to 105.0.4970.21
- DNA-112425 Choosing Workspace Icons doesn’t work as expected
- DNA-112787 glow around tiles in Top Sites section in BABE in dark theme
-
The update to chromium 119.0.6045.159 fixes following issues: CVE-2023-5997, CVE-2023-6112
-
Update to 105.0.4970.16
- CHR-9416 Updating Chromium on desktop-stable-* branches
- DNA-111903 [Lin] [Component-based-scrollbar] Old design is displayed on Ubuntu 20.04
- DNA-112914 Visual glitch with HWA enabled in some random places
- DNA-113137 [WinLin][Sidebar autohide] Sidebar panel is not connected with sidebar
-
Update to 105.0.4970.13
- CHR-9416 Updating Chromium on desktop-stable-* branches
- DNA-111885 [Address bar] Hover effect on padlock icon is not rounded
- DNA-112411 Active Tab in Tab Island in Dark Mode should have different colour
- DNA-112431 Dragging tab quickly past last island on the right, causes tab to be dropped at the end of tab strip instead of at location of the cursor
- DNA-112878 [Tab strip] Detached tab not restored after restarting browser
- DNA-112900 Crash at opera::component_based:: ComponentTabDragController::StopViewDragging
- DNA-112996 Translations for O105
- DNA-113213 Promote 105 to stable
-
Complete Opera 105 changelog at: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/changelog-for-105/
-
Update to 104.0.4944.54
- DNA-111938 Option 'Automatically hide sidebar' and Full screen makes Opera freeze
- DNA-112241 Stuttering video on some systems with OOP SW H.264 decoding
- DNA-112636 [Tab strip] Detach button on meeting tabs moves on hover and is replaced by close tab
- DNA-112862 Crash at extensions::BookmarksPrivateAPI:: OnListenerAdded(extensions::EventListenerInfo const&)
- DNA-112990 Crash when closing tab tooltip and opening Search tabs
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0385-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0386-1 No score
Security update for opera
This update for opera fixes the following issues:
-
Update to 105.0.4970.21
- DNA-112425 Choosing Workspace Icons doesn’t work as expected
- DNA-112787 glow around tiles in Top Sites section in BABE in dark theme
-
The update to chromium 119.0.6045.159 fixes following issues: CVE-2023-5997, CVE-2023-6112
-
Update to 105.0.4970.16
- CHR-9416 Updating Chromium on desktop-stable-* branches
- DNA-111903 [Lin] [Component-based-scrollbar] Old design is displayed on Ubuntu 20.04
- DNA-112914 Visual glitch with HWA enabled in some random places
- DNA-113137 [WinLin][Sidebar autohide] Sidebar panel is not connected with sidebar
-
Update to 105.0.4970.13
- CHR-9416 Updating Chromium on desktop-stable-* branches
- DNA-111885 [Address bar] Hover effect on padlock icon is not rounded
- DNA-112411 Active Tab in Tab Island in Dark Mode should have different colour
- DNA-112431 Dragging tab quickly past last island on the right, causes tab to be dropped at the end of tab strip instead of at location of the cursor
- DNA-112878 [Tab strip] Detached tab not restored after restarting browser
- DNA-112900 Crash at opera::component_based:: ComponentTabDragController::StopViewDragging
- DNA-112996 Translations for O105
- DNA-113213 Promote 105 to stable
-
Complete Opera 105 changelog at: https://blogs.opera.com/desktop/changelog-for-105/
-
Update to 104.0.4944.54
- DNA-111938 Option 'Automatically hide sidebar' and Full screen makes Opera freeze
- DNA-112241 Stuttering video on some systems with OOP SW H.264 decoding
- DNA-112636 [Tab strip] Detach button on meeting tabs moves on hover and is replaced by close tab
- DNA-112862 Crash at extensions::BookmarksPrivateAPI:: OnListenerAdded(extensions::EventListenerInfo const&)
- DNA-112990 Crash when closing tab tooltip and opening Search tabs
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2023:0386-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13424-1 No score
chromedriver-119.0.6045.159-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-119.0.6045.159-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13424-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13447-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-119.0.6045.159-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-119.0.6045.159-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13447-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14001-1 No score
libQt5Pdf5-5.15.17-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libQt5Pdf5-5.15.17-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14001-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.18 |
before 5.15.13-r12 | 5.15.13-r12 |
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.19 |
before 5.15.16-r0 | 5.15.16-r0 |
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.20 |
before 5.15.16-r0 | 5.15.16-r0 |
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.21 |
before 5.15.16-r0 | 5.15.16-r0 |
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.22 |
before 5.15.16-r0 | 5.15.16-r0 |
qt5-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.23 |
before 5.15.16-r0 | 5.15.16-r0 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.19 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.20 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.21 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.22 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.23 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
qt6-qtwebengineAlpine:v3.24 |
before 6.6.0-r6 | 6.6.0-r6 |
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 119.0.6045.159-1~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 45 moreShow less114.0.5735.133-1~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~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1 |
119.0.6045.159-1~deb12u1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 119.0.6045.159-1 | 119.0.6045.159-1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 119.0.6045.159-1 | 119.0.6045.159-1 |
chromiumDebian:11 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-1~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 less100.0.4896.75-1~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 |
119.0.6045.159-1~deb11u1 |
chromiumDebian:12 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-1~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 45 moreShow less114.0.5735.133-1~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~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1 |
119.0.6045.159-1~deb12u1 |
chromium-browser-stableMageia:9 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-1.mga9.tainted | 119.0.6045.159-1.mga9.tainted |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 | 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 |
chromiumSUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 | 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 | 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 | 119.0.6045.159-bp155.2.58.1 |
operaopenSUSE:Leap 15.4 NonFree From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 105.0.4970.21-lp154.2.62.1 | 105.0.4970.21-lp154.2.62.1 |
operaopenSUSE:Leap 15.5 NonFree From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 105.0.4970.21-lp155.3.21.1 | 105.0.4970.21-lp155.3.21.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 119.0.6045.159-1.1 | 119.0.6045.159-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5997 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published November 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. Fixed in qt5-qtwebengine 5.15.13-r12.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_14.html
crbug.com/1497997
debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5556
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XWHRLW3GDNFBFSBHDD4QOPUPX7ORTUEC
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-11
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JHUI5HW7QXT3U74MJMTLUMF5REDO5HD5
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/MN3JQGEC4EFQP3WTI33YBD3CLC3I7P4X
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-07
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-34
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5997
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fggx-frxq-cpx8
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-5997
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-5997
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2023-0322.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32529
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html
gearrice.com/update/chrome-119-backs-up-and-finally-syncs-your-tabs
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/JILQXJ3DNE4GJU72FHTLKQFBFKZIZWSV
bugzilla.suse.com/1217142
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5997
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6112
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/VPV6XY6LXPJXCOKW6JTLRHMNB4XCYJ7Q
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/TS7DENNWXUXU3ROQQDHEYSOBWA6FR367
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6345
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6347
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6510
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6702
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7024
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0222
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0224
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0333
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0518
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0519
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0807
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-0808
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1059
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1060
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1077
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-1283
Left out here: 135 versions. The JSON record has them.