Vulnerability in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-17473
Incorrect handling of confusable characters in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
- Redhat Linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Linux_workstation — versions 6.0
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17473?
- CVE-2018-17473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17473?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.