CVE-2018-6094 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in Chrome's GarbageCollection via a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2018-6094?
CVE-2018-6094 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 4 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
Inline metadata in GarbageCollection in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6094?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Linux Desktop, Redhat Linux Server, Redhat Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6094?
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-2018-6094 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6094 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wx2f-7p5w-vhhv, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6094.