PT-2018-3200 · Google+3 · Google Chrome+3

Published 2018-09-04 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-16081

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 69.0.3497.81

Description The issue is related to the chrome.debugger API in DevTools, which allowed an attacker to access local files without permission by convincing a user to install a malicious extension. This could be achieved via a crafted Chrome Extension, potentially allowing unauthorized access to local files.

Recommendations For Google Chrome versions prior to 69.0.3497.81, update to version 69.0.3497.81 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the chrome.debugger API in DevTools to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to file:// URLs in DevTools to prevent malicious extensions from accessing local files.

Exploit

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2292

BDU:2019-04342

CVE-2018-16081

DSA-4289-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2664-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

RHSA-2018:2666

RHSA-2018_2666

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Red Hat

Suse

References · 2328

• 🔥 https://crbug.com/666299 · Exploit
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16081 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04342 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16081 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16081 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16081 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16081 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4289-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21192 · Note