CVE-2018-6154 Memory corruption in Chrome
Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption in Chrome's WebGL component via crafted HTML pages, potentially leading to code execution.
- 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-2018-6154?
CVE-2018-6154 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
Insufficient data validation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6154?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6154?
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-2018-6154 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6154 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m5vq-5fpg-jfq8, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6154.