Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6118

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Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6118

Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12396
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6118
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

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

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome
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-2018-6118

Update to version 66.0.3359.139.

Google Chrome - update to 66.0.3359.139
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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