Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - #VU15470

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - #VU15470

Published: October 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15470
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in Little CMS in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation on the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome

Remediation

Update to version 70.0.3538.67.

Google Chrome - update to 70.0.3538.67

External References

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