VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-6170
A bad cast in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 1.55%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A bad cast in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF 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
- 1.55% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-704, CWE-787
- Affected
- google/chrome · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/862059
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/862059
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.