Race condition in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6033
Published: January 25, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10231
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6033
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to race condition when opening downloaded files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger race condition and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6033
Update to version 64.0.3282.119.