Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6031
Published: January 25, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10225
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6031
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due use-after-free memory error in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due use-after-free memory error in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Linux
Fedora
Opensuse
qt5-qtwebengine
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Linux
Fedora
Opensuse
qt5-qtwebengine
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6031
Update to version 64.0.3282.119.
Google Chrome - update to 64.0.3282.119
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.10.1-1.fc26, 5.10.1-1.fc27
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.10.1-1.fc26, 5.10.1-1.fc27