CVE-2018-6166: URL spoof in Omnibox

Published Apr 21, 2018
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Updated

An url spoof flaw was found in the Omnibox component of the Chromium browser.

Upstream bug(s):

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=835554

External References:

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

Other sources

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

Credit

Lnyas Zhang

Affected Software

8 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
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=6.0

Event History

Apr 21, 2018
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Jan 9, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this URL spoof vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID for this URL spoof vulnerability is CVE-2018-6166.

2

What is the title of this vulnerability?

The title of this vulnerability is URL spoof in Omnibox.

3

What is the description of this vulnerability?

The description of this vulnerability is that it allows a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs.

4

What software is affected by this vulnerability?

The affected software includes Google Chrome prior to version 68.0.3440.75, Chromium browser, and Debian and Redhat Linux.

5

What is the severity of vulnerability CVE-2018-6166?

The severity of vulnerability CVE-2018-6166 is medium with a CVSS score of 6.5.

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