CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-16081

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

7.4 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://crbug.com/666299 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-01-09 07:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-16081

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16081

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-862