CVE-2018-6172

Summary

CVECVE-2018-6172
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-09 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:59:00 UTC
DescriptionIncorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

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
Google Chrome Prior to 68.0.3440.75 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Chromium, Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201808-01) — Gentoo security security.gentoo.org
847242 - chromium - An open-source project to help move the web forward. - Monorail crbug.com
Red Hat Customer Portal access.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4256-1 chromium-browser DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop chromereleases.googleblog.com
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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