Google Chrome Zero-Day

In today’s SensCy Cyber Alert, your SensCy team recommends Google Chrome Browser users to install the new Chrome Version immediately.

Google announced a new zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild.

The most severe vulnerabilities is CVE-2023-5217, is a heap buffer overflow in the VP8 compression format in libvpx. It could lead to arbitrary code execution or a crash.

Chrome for Windows, Linux and Mac: 117.0.5938.132 How to check for new updates:

For new Google Chrome updates, follow these steps:

  • On your computer, open Chrome
  • At the top right, click the ellipsis
  • Click Help and then About Google Chrome
  • Click Update Google Chrome

Important: If your Chrome browser is up-to-date, you will see a blue check mark and the words “Chrome is up to date.”

If you need additional assistance, use this Google Chrome link