Use After Free Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <62.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.1386


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.22% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-413483
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed28 Aug 2018

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-15399  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 chromium-browser to version 62.0.3202.89-0ubuntu1.1386 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.89 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.