Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6072
Published: April 5, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11571
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6072
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in PDFium due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in PDFium due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger buffer overflow and cause the service to crash.
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
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
SUSE Linux
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6072
Update to version 65.0.3325.146.
Google Chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/chromium - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/google-chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/chromium - update to 65.0.3325.146
www-client/google-chrome - update to 65.0.3325.146