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CVE-2018-6170: debian debian_linux Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6170
Published 09-01-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6170 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.55%
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 5 · Related 2
DSA-4256-1MGASA-2018-0343OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2018:2282

Timeline

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

Description

A bad cast in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.55% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.55%

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
Ubuntu2 products
  • chromium-browser< 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ unspecified, < 68.0.3440.75 | < 68.0.3440.75

4 vendors · 7 products

References

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