CVE-2018-16071
A use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
A use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.80% probability · 92th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 21 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-787
- Affected
- google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 4.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/855211
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45443/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/855211
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45443/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.