CVE-2018-6157 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in WebRTC via a crafted video file to potentially execute 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-2018-6157?
CVE-2018-6157 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 WebRTC 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-704
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6157?
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-2018-6157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2m8j-gh3x-4j37, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6157.