CVE-2018-16083 EXPLOIT
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 5.3% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An out of bounds read in forward error correction code in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 5.26% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-125 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-01-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| chrome | |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WebRTC - FEC Out-of-Bounds Read | 2018-09-21 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/856823
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45444/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://crbug.com/856823
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45444/
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