Remote code execution in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6056

 

Remote code execution in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6056

Published: February 15, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10596
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-2018-6056
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 to incorrect derived class instantiation in V8. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
SUSE Linux
Opensuse

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6056

Update to version 64.0.3282.167.

Google Chrome - update to 64.0.3282.167

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