Improper input validation in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-18352

Vulnerability identifier: #VU16259

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18352

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to inappropriate implementation in Media when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and cause the browser to crash.

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

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

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium-browser
• OpenSUSE Linux update for Chromium
• Arch Linux update for chromium
• OpenSUSE Linux update for Chromium
• Red Hat update for google chrome
• Fedora 29 update for chromium
• Fedora 28 update for chromium