CVE-2023-4431Network attack vector

Process-memory disclosure via out-of-bounds font read

Published Aug 22, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome before 116.0.5845.110 allows remote attackers to read process memory through a crafted HTML page. Chrome's Fonts component reads beyond an allocated memory boundary while processing attacker-controlled font content; Google has not disclosed the affected function or faulty bounds operation. A user must load the crafted page, exposing browser-process memory without any reported ability to modify data.

CVSS severity8.1
High
EPSS probability0.93%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome before 116.0.5845.110 allows remote attackers to read process memory through a crafted HTML page. Chrome's Fonts component reads beyond an allocated memory boundary while processing attacker-controlled font content; Google has not disclosed the affected function or faulty bounds operation. A user must load the crafted page, exposing browser-process memory without any reported ability to modify data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4431
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Google Chrome
Classifications
CWE-125, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=116.0.5845.110 <116.0.5845.110

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Google Chromeversion=116.0.5845.110 <116.0.5845.110

Published CVSS scores

8.1NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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