What is CVE-2018-6171?

CVE-2018-6171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6171?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2018-6171

Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6171?: CVE-2018-6171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6171?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.