Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6116

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Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6116

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11989
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-2018-6116
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 the incorrect low memory handling in WebAssembly. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, bypass security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
SUSE Linux
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6116

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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