CVE-2018-6065
Google Chromium V8 Integer Overflow 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
Integer overflow in computing the required allocation size when instantiating a new javascript object in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption 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
- 60.30% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-190
- Affected
- google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · debian/debian linux · mi/mi6 browser
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 60.3% 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-2018-6065
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/103297Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/808192Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44584/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-367/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103297Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/808192Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44584/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-367/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6065US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.