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CVE-2018-6053 (GCVE-0-2018-6053)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-25 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 05:54
VLAI
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in New Tab Page in Google Chrome prior to 64.0.3282.119 allowed a local attacker to view website thumbnail images after clearing browser data via a crafted HTML page.
CWE
  • Inappropriate implementation
References
URL Tags
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/01/sta… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4103 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
https://crbug.com/758169 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102797 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040282 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0265 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 64.0.3282.119 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2018-01-24 00:00
Show details on NVD website

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  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.

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