Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-18338
Incorrect, thread-unsafe use of SkImage in Canvas in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Red Hat Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- crbug.com/890576
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18338?
- CVE-2018-18338 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-11.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18338?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.