CVE-2018-6038: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-6038 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 3Timeline
- 25-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Heap buffer overflow in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.
- CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 64.0.3282.119-0ubuntu1
- oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 64.0.3282.119 | < 64.0.3282.119
4 vendors · 7 products
References
8 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_24.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORT
- crbug.com/774174X Refsource CONFIRM