Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6088

 

Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6088

Published: April 19, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11963
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-2018-6088
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in PDFium. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-6088

Update to version 66.0.3359.117.

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