Improper Input Validation Affecting chromium package, versions [,65.0.3325.146)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.56% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-2409658
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed14 Nov 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 14 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-6078  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 65.0.3325.146 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Incorrect handling of confusable characters in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.

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