Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-18342
Published: December 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16244
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-2018-18342
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 out-of-bounds write in V8 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 out-of-bounds write in V8 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
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Opensuse
Fedora
chromium-browser (Debian package)
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18342
Update to version 71.0.3578.80.
Google Chrome - update to 71.0.3578.80
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 71.0.3578.80-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 71.0.3578.98-1.fc28, 71.0.3578.98-1.fc29
chromium-browser (Debian package) - update to 71.0.3578.80-1~deb9u1
chromium - addressed in versions 71.0.3578.98-1.fc28, 71.0.3578.98-1.fc29