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CVE-2018-6043

Insufficient data validation in External Protocol Handler in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.7%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known

Insufficient data validation in External Protocol Handler in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary programs on user machine via a crafted HTML page.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Technology feeds
Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)

References

  • chromereleases.googleblog.com /2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4103 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102797 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040282 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0265 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • crbug.com /785809 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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