High severity · published Sep 25, 2018
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 execute arbitrary programs on user…
8.8
CVSS
1.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)1.7% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 64.0.3282.119 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 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
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6043
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6043
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102797
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040282
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0265
chromereleases.googleblog.com
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.html
crbug.com
https://crbug.com/785809
www.debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4103
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