CVE-2018-16069 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-m9cg-4vjq-hvpf, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16069.

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