CVE-2018-6179 Information disclosure in Chrome
A malicious Chrome extension can bypass file access restrictions to read local files, requiring user installation of the extension.
- 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-2018-6179?
CVE-2018-6179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Jan 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 enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6179?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6179?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-6179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6179 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-83j2-pmf7-p2m2, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6179.