Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.86% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-CHROMIUMBROWSER-412050
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed28 Aug 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-15413  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-704  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 chromium-browser to version 63.0.3239.84-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 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 in WebAssembly in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.