CVE-2018-6149 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.8 Published Updated

A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page exploiting a type confusion vulnerability in Google Chrome.

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-2018-6149?

CVE-2018-6149 is a high-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

Type confusion in JavaScript in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.87 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6149?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (2)
chromium-browser Red Hat:rhel_extras:6All versions0:67.0.3396.87-1.el6_10
chromium-browser-debuginfo Red Hat:rhel_extras:6All versions0:67.0.3396.87-1.el6_10

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6149?

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-2018-6149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6149 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3r72-fp6h-25pg, RHSA-2018:1933, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6149.

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