CVE-2018-6055 Code injection in Chrome
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted HTML pages in Google Chrome.
- 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-2018-6055?
CVE-2018-6055 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Chrome, 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 policy enforcement in Catalog Service in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially run arbitrary code outside sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6055?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6055?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-6055 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6055 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6qv-gwg5-63c6, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6055.