Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-6072
An integer overflow leading to use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
Vulnerability class: Integer 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 (71.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.5% 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
- 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6072?
- CVE-2018-6072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6072?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6072 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.