October 30, 2023 at 02:49PM
The UAE Cybersecurity Council warns of a high-risk vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows remote code execution. They recommend updating to the latest version to protect against potential threats. The council’s warning follows similar actions by the Qatar National Cyber Security Agency and other countries addressing vulnerabilities in Adobe and WinRAR.
According to the meeting notes, the United Arab Emirates’ Cybersecurity Council has issued a warning about a high-risk vulnerability in Google Chrome. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-5472, affects an unknown functionality in the Profiles component of the browser. If exploited, it could allow remote attackers to execute code by causing a heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. The council has advised users to update their Chrome browsers to the latest version to protect against potential threats.
In addition, the Qatar National Cyber Security Agency has also issued a warning, urging Adobe users to promptly apply patches. There have been recent reports of state-sponsored threat actors exploiting a flaw in RarLab’s popular WinRAR file archiver tool for Windows. Consequently, several nations have recommended applying patches to address this vulnerability.
Please note that these meeting notes summarize a warning issued by the UAE Cybersecurity Council and highlight similar actions taken by other organizations and nations.