High severity · published Dec 11, 2018
CVE-2018-17480
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
35.6%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)35.6% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 71.0.3578.80 · source: vendor, NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
9.0 · 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
CV
Chromium V8 · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17480
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17480
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://crbug.com/905940
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803
vendor-advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18
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