Heap-use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6111

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Heap-use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6111

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11992
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6111
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 vulnerability exists due to heap-use-after-free error in DevTools. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the service.


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-2018-6111

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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