8.8

CVE-2018-17457: google chrome Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17457
Published 09-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17457 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.76%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-4289-1

Timeline

  1. 09-01-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An object lifecycle issue in Blink could lead to a use after free in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.76% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 69.0.3497.81 | < 69.0.3497.81
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 74.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 75.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links