CVE-2018-17480

Summary

CVECVE-2018-17480
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-11 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:54:00 UTC
DescriptionExecution 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.269640000 probability, percentile 0.963310000 (date 2026-04-01)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2022-06-08; due 2022-06-22; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-787

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorGoogle
ProductChromium V8
NameGoogle Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Required ActionApply updates per vendor instructions.
Noteshttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17480

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-18) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4352-1 chromium-browser www.debian.org
Google Chrome Prior to 71.0.3578.80 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities www.securityfocus.com
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop chromereleases.googleblog.com
905940 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail MISC crbug.com Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690620 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for chromium (546d4dd4-10ea-11e9-b407-080027ef1a23)
  • 710142 Gentoo Linux Chromium, Google Chrome Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-18)
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