Type Confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-17463
Published: October 23, 2018 / Updated: March 29, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15469
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17463
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
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 vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing HTML content in Google Chromes JIT compiler. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17463
Update to version 70.0.3538.67.
Sources
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/browser/chrome_object_create.rb
- https://ssd-disclosure.com/archives/3783/ssd-advisory-chrome-type-confusion-in-jscreateobject-operation-to-rce