Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6158
Published: July 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14037
CSH Severity: Medium
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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6158
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in Blink when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in Blink when handling malicious input. 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-2018-6158
Update to version 68.0.3440.75.