CVE-2018-6074 describes a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome versions prior to 65.0.3325.146, affecting products like Debian and Red Hat. This flaw allowed a remote attacker to bypass operating system security controls, specifically the Mark-of-the-Web feature, through a specially crafted HTML page downloaded by the user. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), the vulnerability presents a significant risk, enabling high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, and community discussion remains minimal, the high severity warrants prompt patching.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 65.0.3325.146CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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