Improper access control in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6083

 

Improper access control in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6083

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11587
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6083
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to incorrect processing of AppManifests. A remote attacker can bypass security restrictions.

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

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6083

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

External References

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