Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-6176 (CCN-147398)

Assigned:2018-07-24
Published:2018-07-24
Updated:2019-06-28
Summary:Insufficient file type enforcement in Extensions API in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted Chrome Extension.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.8 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-6176

Source: CCN
Type: Google Chrome Releases Web site
Stable Channel Update for Desktop

Source: MISC
Type: Vendor Advisory
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Source: MISC
Type: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://crbug.com/666824

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
google-chrome-cve20186176-priv-esc(147398)

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2018-6176

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 68.0.3440.75)

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20186176
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176
    2022-06-30
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:112066
    P
    		chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2022-01-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:105615
    P
    		chromedriver-93.0.4577.82-1.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-10-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26473
    P
    		Security update for Chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25451
    P
    		Security update for gdb (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25756
    P
    		Security update for python, python-base, python-doc (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25229
    P
    		Security update for dbus-1 (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25601
    P
    		Security update for libX11 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25027
    P
    		Security update for expat (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25800
    P
    		Security update for polkit (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25310
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25654
    P
    		Security update for samba (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25038
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26438
    P
    		Security update for ansible (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25367
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25742
    P
    		Security update for ceph (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25102
    P
    		Security update for python (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201861760000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2019-06-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201861760000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2019-06-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201861760000000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2019-06-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20186176000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2018-07-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20186176000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2018-07-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20186176000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2018-07-27
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20186176000
    V
    		CVE-2018-6176 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2018-07-27
    BACK
    google chrome *