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technology3 years ago•4 min saved

Google Chrome Security Flaw Fixed in Emergency Update.

Google has issued an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2023-3079, that is being actively exploited. The vulnerability is a type confusion in the V8 JavaScript engine, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted machines by exploiting weaknesses in memory object handling. Users are advised to update their browsers and restart them after installation to activate the update. The vulnerability also affects other Chromium-based browsers, and updates have been rolled out for most of them.

via Forbes|

#cve-2023-3079 #google-chrome #security-update

technology3 years ago•6 min saved

"Urgent Update: Check and Update Your Chrome Version to Patch Zero-Day Exploits"

Google has released a security update for Chrome that includes a patch for a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-3079) that is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability is a type confusion bug that allows attackers to trick the program into interpreting data in an unauthorized and potentially dangerous way. Microsoft Edge, which is based on Chromium, is also affected by this bug. Users are advised to update to the latest versions of Chrome (114.0.5735.106 or later on Mac and Linux, and 114.0.5735.110 or later on Windows) and Edge (version 114.0.1823.41 or later).

via Naked Security|

#chrome #edge #exploit

technology3 years ago•3 min saved

Emergency Chrome Update Released to Fix Zero-Day Exploit

Google has issued an emergency security update for its Chrome web browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2023-3079, that is being actively exploited. The vulnerability is a type confusion in the V8 JavaScript engine that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted machines. Users are advised to update their browsers and restart them after installation to activate the update. This is the third zero-day vulnerability for Google Chrome in 2023.

via Forbes|

#cve-2023-3079 #google-chrome #security-update