CVE-2018-16082 Memory corruption in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v988-cwgj-6g6m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16082.

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