CVE-2018-17481
Google Chrome Heap Corruption Vulnerability in PDFium
Description
Incorrect object lifecycle handling in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.98 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 11, 2018, 4:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:54 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-17481 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-17481
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2018-17481.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
CVEs and Techniques used PDF as an attack vector.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-17481 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-17481 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html Added Reference https://crbug.com/901654 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/901654 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/901654 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Aug. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-416 CWE-416 CWE-787 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 17, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 71.0.3578.80 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 71.0.3578.98 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4395 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Incorrect object lifecycle in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. Incorrect object lifecycle handling in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.98 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/901654 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/901654 Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 71.0.3578.80 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-17481 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-17481
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.65 }} -0.15%
score
0.87688
percentile