Check Point Advisories

Google Chrome Use After Free (CVE-2022-4178)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2022-1513
Date Published: 18 May 2023
Severity: High
Last Updated: Thursday 18 May, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2022-4178
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? Google Chrome up to version 108.0.5359.71
Vulnerability Description An use after free vulnerability exists in Google Chrome. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Google Chrome Use After Free (CVE-2022-4178) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Client Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  Google Chrome Use After Free (CVE-2022-4178)

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