First published: Thu Oct 19 2017(Updated: )
A JavaScript focused window could overlap the fullscreen notification in Fullscreen in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to obscure the full screen warning via a crafted HTML page.
Credit: WenXu Wu Tencent's Xuanwu Lab cve-coordination@google.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
redhat/chromium-browser | <66.0.3359.117 | 66.0.3359.117 |
debian/chromium-browser | ||
Google Chrome | <66.0.3359.117 | |
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 | |
Google Chrome | <66.0.3359.117 | 66.0.3359.117 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2018-6096 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows a remote attacker to obscure the full-screen warning in a crafted HTML page.
CVE-2018-6096 has a severity rating of 6.5 (medium).
Google Chrome versions up to but excluding 66.0.3359.117 are affected by CVE-2018-6096.
The recommended fix for CVE-2018-6096 is to update Google Chrome to version 66.0.3359.117.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-6096 at the following references: [link1](https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=776418), [link2](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html), [link3](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1568801).