Type confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6124
Published: May 31, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13073
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-2018-6124
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error in Blink when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to type confusion error in Blink when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6124
Update to version 67.0.3396.62.