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CVE-2018-16071

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-01-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 69.0.3497.81 — fixed in 69.0.3497.81
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 69.0.3497.81. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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/855211
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45443/
• 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/855211
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45443/

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