CVE-2018-6101: Insufficient protection of remote debugging prototol in DevTools

Published Feb 19, 2018
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Updated

A lack of host validation in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page, if the user is running a remote DevTools debugging server.

Other sources

An insufficient protection of remote debugging prototol flaw was found in the DevTools component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=813540

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Red Hat

Credit

Rob Wu

Affected Software

9 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium-browser
redhat/chromium-browser<66.0.3359.117
66.0.3359.117
Google Chrome<66.0.3359.117
66.0.3359.117
redhat Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Linux Server=6.0
redhat Linux Workstation=6.0
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Google Chrome<66.0.3359.117

Event History

Feb 19, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Dec 4, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-6101?

CVE-2018-6101 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

2

How does CVE-2018-6101 work?

CVE-2018-6101 works by exploiting a lack of host validation in DevTools in Google Chrome.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6101?

The severity of CVE-2018-6101 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.

4

Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2018-6101?

Versions of Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 are affected by CVE-2018-6101.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-6101?

To fix CVE-2018-6101, update Google Chrome to version 66.0.3359.117 or later.

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