CVE-2018-17480

Google Chrome

Published 11 Dec 2018 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

8.8 High · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 8 Jun 2022, with a remediation deadline of 22 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 · Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 · Third Party Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · Vendor Advisory
crbug.com/905940 · Exploit, Issue Tracking
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 · Third Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 · Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-17480 · US Government Resource