Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 116.0.5845.179
Type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome (Chromium) prior to 116.0.5845.179. The issue can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted HTML page, leading to unintended type assumptions during execution and enabling arbitrary code execution in the browser context. Chromium security severity is rated High.
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Exploits
1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos.
This repository contains a single JavaScript proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2023-4762, a vulnerability in Google's V8 JavaScript engine. The exploit demonstrates a 'hole' leak bug related to the handling of arguments objects and feedback vectors during the optimization phase in V8's Turbofan pipeline. The code is intended to be run in a debug build of V8 using the d8 shell with specific flags to observe the bug. The PoC does not provide a weaponized payload but serves as a technical demonstration of the vulnerability, which could potentially be leveraged for further exploitation such as type confusion or memory corruption. The repository is well-commented, includes references to the relevant patch and related research, and is structured as a single file (poc.js) containing both technical writeup and exploit code.
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A type confusion vulnerability in V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome, exploited by Predator spyware.
Type confusion vulnerability in Chromium V8 JavaScript engine.
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