Type confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6064

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Type confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6064

Published: April 5, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11543
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-2018-6064
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 type confusion in V8. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
SUSE Linux
Fedora
qt5-qtwebengine
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6064

Update to version 65.0.3325.146.

Google Chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.10.1-4.fc26, 5.10.1-4.fc27, 5.10.1-4.fc28
www-client/chromium - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/google-chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146

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