CVE-2018-6171: google chrome Use After Free
CVSS: 5.7v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-6171
Published 27-06-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-6171 is a medium (CVSS 5.7) Use After Free vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.7/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 27-06-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted Chrome Extension.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.7Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.7MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Low 2.9Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.35% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
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)
Google1 product
- chrome≥ unspecified, < 68.0.3440.75 | < 68.0.3440.75
2 vendors · 3 products
References
4 links- crbug.com/851799X Refsource MISC