CVE-2018-16082 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's SwiftShader via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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-2018-16082?
CVE-2018-16082 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Jan 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
An out of bounds read in Swiftshader in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16082?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16082?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-16082 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16082 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v988-cwgj-6g6m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16082.