Information Exposure Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <0:66.0.3359.117-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.41% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-CHROMIUMBROWSER-2148929
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed17 Apr 2018

Introduced: 17 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-6109  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 chromium-browser to version 0:66.0.3359.117-1.el6_9 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream chromium-browser package and not the chromium-browser package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.