CVE-2018-17480
Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 35.64% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 35.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17480
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/905940Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/905940Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-17480US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.