CVE-2018-6179

Insufficient enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.5 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
ChromeCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 67%
VendorProductVersion
googlechrome
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< 68.0.3440.75
debiandebian_linux
9.0
redhatenterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux_server
6.0
redhatenterprise_linux_workstation
6.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
chromium-browser
cosmic
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu1
released
bionic
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
released
xenial
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
released
trusty
dne
oxide-qt
cosmic
dne
bionic
dne
xenial
ignored
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/816685
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/816685
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256