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CVE-2018-6078

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% 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-20

Description

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 9.0
• Google Chrome: before 65.0.3325.146 — fixed in 65.0.3325.146
• 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 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/793628
• 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/793628
• https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182

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