CVE-2018-6107 Other in Chrome

What is CVE-2018-6107?

CVE-2018-6107 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

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6107?

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-2018-6107?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2018-6107 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6107 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2026-24061 GNU InetUtils Argument Injection Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jm77-r886-5j24, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6107.