CVE-2018-16069 Information disclosure in Chrome
A floating-point error in SwiftShader allows remote attackers to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-16069?
CVE-2018-16069 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unintended floating-point error accumulation in SwiftShader in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16069?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16069?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-16069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9cg-4vjq-hvpf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16069.