Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-17477

 

Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-17477

Published: October 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU15485
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17477
CWE-ID: CWE-451
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 perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Blink. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and conduct UI spoofing attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-17477

Update to version 70.0.3538.67.

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