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CVE-2018-6166

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform do…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Google Chrome

Classification

Technology feeds
Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)

References

  • chromereleases.googleblog.com /2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:2282 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201808-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2018/dsa-4256 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • crbug.com /835554 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/104887 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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