Use-after-free error in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-17479
Published: November 20, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15968
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: CVE-2018-17479
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 use-after-free error in GPU when handling malicious input. 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 of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error in GPU when handling malicious input. 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 of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Google Chrome
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17479
Update to version 70.0.3538.110.
Google Chrome - update to 70.0.3538.110
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 70.0.3538.110-1.fc28, 70.0.3538.110-1.fc29
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 70.0.3538.110-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 70.0.3538.110-1.fc28, 70.0.3538.110-1.fc29