6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-6108
Google Chrome IDN Domain Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted HTML page.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 4, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6108 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat linux_desktop
2 Redhat linux_server
3 Redhat linux_workstation
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6108 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/816769
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182
  • 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/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/816769 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/816769
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-19 CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/816769 Exploit, Vendor Advisory https://crbug.com/816769 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 66.0.3359.106
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 66.0.3359.117
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.106 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted HTML page. Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted HTML page.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 17, 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:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/816769 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/816769 Exploit, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-19
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 66.0.3359.106
    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. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6108 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-2018-6108 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.75 }} -0.07%

score

0.81090

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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