#VU14053 Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6172 

 

#VU14053 Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2018-6172

Published: July 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14053
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6172
CWE-ID: CWE-451
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in Omnibox. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and spoof URLs.

Remediation

Update to version 68.0.3440.75.

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