Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-17470
A heap buffer overflow in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.6% 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.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/877874
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17470?
- CVE-2018-17470 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17470?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.