High severity · published Jan 9, 2019
CVE-2018-16071
A use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file
8.8
CVSS
4.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.8% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 69.0.3497.81 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16071
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16071
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
chromereleases.googleblog.com
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
crbug.com
https://crbug.com/855211
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45443/
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