CVE-2018-6103: UI spoof in Permissions

Published Feb 24, 2018
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Updated

A stagnant permission prompt in Prompts in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to bypass permission policy via a crafted HTML page.

Other sources

An ui spoof flaw was found in the Permissions component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=816033

External References:

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

Red Hat

Credit

Khalil Zhani

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 24, 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 the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-6103.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6103?

The severity of CVE-2018-6103 is medium (6.5).

3

What is affected by CVE-2018-6103?

Google Chrome versions prior to 66.0.3359.117 on Debian Linux and Redhat Linux Desktop, Server, and Workstation versions 6.0 are affected by CVE-2018-6103.

4

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2018-6103?

A remote attacker can bypass permission policy in Google Chrome by exploiting a stagnant permission prompt in Prompts via a crafted HTML page.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-6103?

To fix CVE-2018-6103, update your Google Chrome to version 66.0.3359.117 or later.

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