What is CVE-2018-10229?

CVE-2018-10229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2018-10229?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-10229 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-10229

A hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules allows attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks through the use of the JavaScript WebGL API.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.006 (44.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10229?: CVE-2018-10229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2018-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2018-10229?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-10229 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.