CVEs / CVE-2018-6065
CVE-2018-6065: Google Chromium V8 Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 8 Jun 2022
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 60.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Description
Integer overflow in computing the required allocation size when instantiating a new javascript object in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | from unspecified, before 65.0.3325.146 | 65.0.3325.146 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 8 Jun 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 22 Jun 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-190 |
References
- CVE-2018-6065 on NVD
- CVE-2018-6065 in the CISA KEV catalog
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103297 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484 Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/808192 Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44584/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-367/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-6065 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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