CVE-2018-6849 Information disclosure in n/a
Visiting a malicious site in DuckDuckGo browser can leak the user's private IP address via WebRTC STUN requests.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6849?
CVE-2018-6849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2018. 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
In the WebRTC component in DuckDuckGo 4.2.0, after visiting a web site that attempts to gather complete client information (such as https://ip.voidsec.com), the browser can disclose a private IP address in a STUN request.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Duckduckgo Duckduckgo.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-6849 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-6849 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-637h-2rp3-w54w.