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CVE-2018-17466

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Incorrect texture handling in Angle in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
• Debian Linux: 8.0, 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 70.0.3538.67 — fixed in 70.0.3538.67
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 6.0, 7.0
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Tus: 7.6
• RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 6.0, 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 70.0.3538.67. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105666
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106168
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3004
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3831
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3833
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0159
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0160
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/880906
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/12/msg00002.html
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3844-1/

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