8.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-6151
Google Chrome DevTools Cast Type Confusion
Description

Bad cast in DevTools in Google Chrome on Win, Linux, Mac, Chrome OS prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted Chrome Extension.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2019, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

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

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6151 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 enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Google chrome
2 Google chrome_os
1 Linux linux_kernel
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Apple macos
1 Microsoft windows

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6151 vulnerability over time.

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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/104887
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
    Added Reference https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Added Reference https://crbug.com/805905
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/805905 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/805905
    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-4256
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 15, 2019

    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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 Third Party 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://crbug.com/805905 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/805905 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 66.0.3359.117 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:chrome_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887 [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-2018-6151 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-2018-6151 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.80 }} 0.04%

score

0.81726

percentile

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