Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-6170
A bad cast in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
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: 0.015 (74.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.1% 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)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/862059
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-6170?
- CVE-2018-6170 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2018-6170?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-6170 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.