CVE-2018-6161: Same orig in policy bypass in WebAudio

Published Mar 27, 2018
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Updated

A same origin policy bypass flaw was found in the WebAudio component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=826552

External References:

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Other sources

Insufficient policy enforcement in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page.

Credit

Jun Kokatsu@@shhnjk

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
debian/chromium-browser
redhat/chromium-browser<68.0.3440.75
68.0.3440.75
Google Chrome<68.0.3440.75
68.0.3440.75
Google Chrome<68.0.3440.75

Event History

Mar 27, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jun 27, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:13 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-6161?

CVE-2018-6161 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome that allows a remote attacker to bypass the same origin policy.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6161?

CVE-2018-6161 has a severity rating of 8.8, which is considered high.

3

How does CVE-2018-6161 affect Google Chrome?

CVE-2018-6161 affects Google Chrome versions up to 68.0.3440.75.

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-6161 in Google Chrome?

To fix CVE-2018-6161, you need to update Google Chrome to version 68.0.3440.75 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-6161?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-6161 at the following references: [1] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [2] https://crbug.com/826552 [3] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-6161

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