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FKIE_CVE-2018-16081

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-01-09 19:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:43

Severity

7.4 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Summary

Allowing the chrome.debugger API to run on file:// URLs in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system without file access permission via a crafted Chrome Extension.

References

	URL	Tags
	chrome-cve-admin@google.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
	chrome-cve-admin@google.com	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
	chrome-cve-admin@google.com	https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
	chrome-cve-admin@google.com	https://crbug.com/666299
	chrome-cve-admin@google.com	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://crbug.com/666299
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
google	chrome	*
redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0
redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0

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CVE-2018-16081 (GCVE-0-2018-16081)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-01-09 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:17

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Insufficient policy enforcement

Assigner

Chrome Google root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://crbug.com/666299	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/sta…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Google	Chrome	Affected: unspecified , < 69.0.3497.81 (custom)

Date Public

2019-01-09 00:00

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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