CVE-2018-6109
Published: 9 January 2019
readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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chromium-browser Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.17.10.2)
|
bionic |
Released
(66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.18.04.3)
|
|
cosmic |
Released
(66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu1)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [no longer updated])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(66.0.3359.117)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.3)
|
|
oxide-qt Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
bionic |
Does not exist
|
|
cosmic |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [Ubuntu touch end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(Ubuntu touch end-of-life)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 6.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |