CVE-2018-6075

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% 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-200

Description

Incorrect handling of specified filenames in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.

Affected products

Debian Linux: 9.0
Google Chrome: before 65.0.3325.146 — fixed in 65.0.3325.146
RedHat Linux Desktop: 6.0
RedHat Linux Server: 6.0
RedHat Linux Workstation: 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 65.0.3325.146. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103297
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/608669
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103297
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0484
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/608669
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182

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