8.8

CVE-2018-17461: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17461
Published 09-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17461 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.62%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-4256-1

Timeline

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

Description

An out of bounds read in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.62%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.62% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.62%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat3 products
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 68.0.3440.75 | < 68.0.3440.75
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 74.0.3729.169-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 75.0.3770.90-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

4 vendors · 6 products

References

4 links