CVE-2018-6142 Memory corruption in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can perform an out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file due to an array bounds check failure in V8.

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-2018-6142?

CVE-2018-6142 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Jun 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

Array bounds check failure in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6142?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6142?

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-2018-6142 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6142 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rh46-cpw6-2w59, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6142.

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