Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-16066
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (72.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4289 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/847570
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16066?
- CVE-2018-16066 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16066?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.