CVE-2018-6152

Summary

CVECVE-2018-6152
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-04 17:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionThe implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-434

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
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop CONFIRM chromereleases.googleblog.com Vendor Advisory
Google Chrome Prior to 68.0.3440.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
805445 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail MISC crbug.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201808-01) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4256-1 chromium-browser DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710239 Gentoo Linux Chromium, Google Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201808-01)
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