CVE-2018-6133 Other in Chrome
Remote attackers can spoof domains via IDN homographs due to incorrect confusable character handling in Chrome's URL formatter.
- 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-2018-6133?
CVE-2018-6133 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jan 2019. 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 67.0.3396.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6133?
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-2018-6133?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-6133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w333-97px-p3fw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6133.