Denial of service in Google Chrome

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU15795

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17478

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds memory read in V8. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger out-of-bounds memory access and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 70.0.3538.102.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Chrome: 67.0.3396.87 - 70.0.3538.77

External links

http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to visit a specially crafted website.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.