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
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium
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