First published: Wed Dec 05 2018(Updated: )
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in the Canvas component of the Chromium browser. Upstream bug(s): <a href="https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=890576">https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=890576</a> External References: <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html">https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html</a>
Credit: cve-coordination@google.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Google Chrome | <71.0.3578.80 | |
Redhat Linux Desktop | =6.0 | |
Redhat Linux Server | =6.0 | |
Redhat Linux Workstation | =6.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =9.0 | |
redhat/chromium-browser | <71.0.3578.80 | 71.0.3578.80 |
debian/chromium | 90.0.4430.212-1~deb10u1 116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1 120.0.6099.129-1~deb11u1 119.0.6045.199-1~deb12u1 120.0.6099.129-1~deb12u1 120.0.6099.129-1 |
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CVE-2018-18338 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
CVE-2018-18338 affects Google Chrome versions prior to 71.0.3578.80 by allowing a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption.
CVE-2018-18338 has a severity rating of 8.8 (high).
To fix CVE-2018-18338 on Google Chrome, update to version 71.0.3578.80 or later.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-18338 on the following references: [1] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-18338, [2] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084, [3] https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803