CVE-2018-16076 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 69.0.3497.81, as well as several Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions. It stems from a missing bounds check in PDFium, allowing a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read by presenting a specially crafted PDF file. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), indicating a critical risk with potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to exploit. While there are no known public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) or evidence of active exploitation (KEV list), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 69.0.3497.81CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.