CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-20072

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

Description

Insufficient data validation in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

How to fix

Remediation Available

chromiumDebian

Fixed in:73.0.3683.75-1CVE-2018-20072

Fixed in:73.0.3683.75-1CVE-2018-20072

Fixed in:73.0.3683.75-1CVE-2018-20072

Fixed in:73.0.3683.75-1CVE-2018-20072

Google ChromeWindows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome BetaWindows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome CanaryWindows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome DevWindows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application

Affected:73.0.3683.75Fixed in:73.0.3683.75Google LLC

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

issues.chromium.org

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