SB2018111201 - Denial of service in Google Chrome
Published: November 12, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018111201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17478)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds memory read in V8. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger out-of-bounds memory access and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.