PT-2018-3265 · Google+3 · Google Chrome+3

Published 2018-07-24 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2018-6171

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 68.0.3440.75

Description The issue is related to a use after free error in the WebBluetooth component of Google Chrome, which can be exploited by a remote attacker. This exploitation can lead to the installation of a malicious Chrome extension, resulting in unauthorized access to sensitive information.

Recommendations For versions prior to 68.0.3440.75, update to version 68.0.3440.75 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the installation of new extensions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2018-2278

BDU:2019-04461

CVE-2018-6171

DSA-4256-1

MGASA-2018-0343

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_2134-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

RHSA-2018:2282

RHSA-2018_2282

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Google Chrome

Red Hat

Suse

References · 2332

• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wiki.astralinux.ru/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=44892734 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6171 · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0343.html · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2018-0343 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2019-04461 · Security Note
• https://debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6171 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6171 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4256-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-21192 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-0129 · Note