CVE-2018-6155 Memory corruption in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published 27 Jun 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can exploit heap corruption in the VP8 parser via crafted video files, potentially executing arbitrary code.

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-2018-6155?

CVE-2018-6155 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

Incorrect handling of frames in the VP8 parser in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6155?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6155?

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-2018-6155 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6155 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-pqqm-h47v-h895, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6155.