CVE-2023-5856

Summary

CVE-2023-5856 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 119.0.6045.105. This issue involves a use-after-free flaw in the Side Panel component. A remote attacker can potentially exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to perform specific UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page, resulting in heap corruption. The impact of this issue is considered medium, as successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the browser. Users are advised to update Google Chrome to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

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