CVE-2018-6142 is an array bounds check failure in the V8 JavaScript engine within Google Chrome versions prior to 67.0.3396.62. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to achieve an out-of-bounds memory read by enticing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and can lead to high confidentiality impact (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are available, with minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 67.0.3396.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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