CVE-2018-6175 Affecting chromium-browser package, versions <68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.75% (82nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1804-CHROMIUMBROWSER-414981
- published 16 Aug 2018
- disclosed 9 Jan 2019
Introduced: 16 Aug 2018
CVE-2018-6175 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04
chromium-browser
to version 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 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:18.04
relevant fixed versions and status.
Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-6175
- https://crbug.com/826019
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6175
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887