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CVE-2018-18355 (GCVE-0-2018-18355)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-11 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:08
VLAI
Summary
Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • Insufficient policy enforcement
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://crbug.com/896717 x_refsource_MISC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/12/sta… x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3803 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4352 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106084 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-18 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Google Chrome Affected: unspecified , < 71.0.3578.80 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-12-11 00:00
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