CVE-2018-6102 Other in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof the URL bar contents using crafted domain names with confusable characters, misleading users about the site's identity.
- 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-2018-6102?
CVE-2018-6102 is a medium-severity 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
Missing confusable characters in Internationalization in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6102?
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-2018-6102?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-6102 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6102 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-52g5-6v39-cxh7, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6102.