CVE-2018-16083 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WebRTC forward error correction code within Google Chrome versions prior to 69.0.3497.81, impacting various Google and Red Hat Chrome distributions. This high-severity vulnerability, rated 8.8 CVSS, allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-45444) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among researchers.
| 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.