CVE-2018-6047: Cross orig in URL leak in WebGL

Published Jan 8, 2018
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Updated

A cross origin url leak flaw was found in the WebGL component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=799847

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop24.html

Other sources

Insufficient policy enforcement in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to potentially leak user redirect URL via a crafted HTML page.

Credit

Masato Kinugawa

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium-browser
redhat/chromium-browser<64.0.3282.119
64.0.3282.119
Google Chrome<64.0.3282.119
64.0.3282.119
Google Chrome<64.0.3282.119
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0

Event History

Jan 8, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Sep 25, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6047?

CVE-2018-6047 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-6047?

To fix CVE-2018-6047, update your browser to the latest version, specifically 64.0.3282.119 or later for Chrome and Chromium.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2018-6047?

CVE-2018-6047 affects versions of Google Chrome, Chromium browser, and certain Debian and Red Hat Linux distributions.

4

What kind of vulnerability is CVE-2018-6047?

CVE-2018-6047 is a cross-origin URL leak flaw found in the WebGL component of the Chromium browser.

5

Is there a reliable way to check if my system is vulnerable to CVE-2018-6047?

You can check if your system is vulnerable to CVE-2018-6047 by verifying if you are running an affected version of Chrome or Chromium browser.

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