CVE-2018-6043 Code injection in Chrome
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary programs on user machines via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient validation in Chrome's external protocol handler.
- 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-2018-6043?
CVE-2018-6043 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 25 Sep 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
Insufficient data validation in External Protocol Handler in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary programs on user machine via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6043?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6043?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-6043 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6043 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4gq-cxm9-hr54, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6043.