CVE-2018-6067: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 7, 2018
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Updated

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the Skia component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779428

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Other sources

Incorrect IPC serialization in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Software

7 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium-browser
redhat/chromium-browser<65.0.3325.146
65.0.3325.146
Google Chrome<65.0.3325.146
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0

Event History

Nov 14, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6067?

CVE-2018-6067 has been rated as high severity due to the potential for arbitrary code execution resulting from a buffer overflow.

2

How do I fix CVE-2018-6067?

To fix CVE-2018-6067, update the Chromium browser to version 65.0.3325.146 or later.

3

What impact does CVE-2018-6067 have on affected software?

CVE-2018-6067 can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the user running the Chromium browser.

4

Which versions of Chromium are affected by CVE-2018-6067?

Chromium versions prior to 65.0.3325.146 are affected by CVE-2018-6067.

5

Is CVE-2018-6067 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2018-6067 affects various operating systems running the vulnerable versions of the Chromium browser.

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