CVE-2018-17463
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.846 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSadded 2022-06-08remediate by 2022-06-22
required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Google Chromium V8 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Incorrect side effect annotation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.64 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004 - Fixedchromium-browser-debuginfo-0:70.0.3538.67-1.el6_10.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 After installing the update, Chromium must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (4)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-48184Google Chrome 67_ 68 and 69 - Object.create Type Confusion (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
- jhalon/CVE-2018-17463Working Proof of Concept Exploit for CVE-2018-17463PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (20)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux workstation= 6.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2018:3004Red Hat Security Advisory: chromium-browser security update2018-10-24csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for chromium-browser is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (23)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004cnnvd
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlcnnvd
- https://crbug.com/888923cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156640/Google-Chrome-67-68-69-Object.create-Type-Confusion.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4330cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48184cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666cnnvd
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