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CVE-2018-6156

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-06-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Incorect derivation of a packet length in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file.

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 16.04, 18.04, 19.04, 19.10
• Google Chrome: before 68.0.3440.75 — fixed in 68.0.3440.75

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 68.0.3440.75. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/841962
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4165-1/
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• https://crbug.com/841962
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/4165-1/

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