Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6143

 

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6143

Published: May 31, 2018 / Updated: June 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU13090
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6143
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in V8. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6143

Update to version 67.0.3396.62.

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