# CVE-2018-17480: Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Write

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page due to an out-of-bounds write in V8 during array deserialization.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 8 Jun 2022 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17480, GHSA-rfp6-w338-jp8m, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17480

## What is CVE-2018-17480?

CVE-2018-17480 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 2018. 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

Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17480?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-17480?

Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 22 Jun 2022.

## Is CVE-2018-17480 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2018-17480 in the wild since at least 8 Jun 2022.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-17480 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-17480 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2018-17480 in the wild since at least 8 Jun 2022.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17480/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17480/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17480
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17480
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-17480

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