Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6115

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Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6115

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11988
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6115
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified flaw.  A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, bypass SmartScreen in downloads and gain unauthorized access to the system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
SUSE Linux
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6115

Update to version 66.0.3359.117.

Google Chrome - update to 66.0.3359.117
chromium - addressed in versions 66.0.3359.181-2.fc27, 66.0.3359.181-2.fc28, 66.0.3359.181-3.el7, 67.0.3396.79-1.el7

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