Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <64.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.02% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-407522
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed9 Jan 2019

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-6056  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-704  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 64.0.3282.167-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Type confusion could lead to a heap out-of-bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.168 allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.