ChromeWeb browser · Google

CVE-2018-6077

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-11-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 65.0.3325.146 or later.
See remediation →
72/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Displacement map filters being applied to cross-origin images in Blink SVG rendering in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A cross-origin data leak in Google Chrome's Blink SVG rendering allowed displacement map filters applied to cross-origin images to extract pixel information, bypassing Same-Origin Policy protections. This enabled remote attackers to leak sensitive data from cross-origin image sources via crafted HTML pages.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 65.0.3325.146 or later. Additionally, ensure web servers serving sensitive images implement appropriate CORS headers (e.g., Access-Control-Allow-Origin) to restrict cross-origin access.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 65.0.3325.146
Enterprise Linux DesktopOperating system
Affected:= 6.0
Enterprise Linux ServerOperating system
Affected:= 6.0
Enterprise Linux WorkstationOperating system
Affected:= 6.0
Debian LinuxOperating system
Affected:= 9.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check installed Google Chrome version
    Navigate to chrome://settings/help or run 'google-chrome --version' in terminal
    Affected if Version is lower than 65.0.3325.146
  2. Identify Chrome-based browsers
    List all installed browsers derived from Chromium (chrome, chromium, edge, opera) and check their versions
    Affected if Any Chrome-based browser version is below 65.0.3325.146
  3. Inspect web pages using SVG displacement map filters
    Review web application source code or browser network traffic for SVG filter elements, specifically <feDisplacementMap>
    Affected if Web pages load and render SVG displacement map filters applied to <img> elements
  4. Verify cross-origin image loading
    Check if web applications load images from domains different from the page origin without CORS headers
    Affected if Cross-origin images are loaded and SVG displacement filters are applied to them

User is affected if Google Chrome or a Chrome-based browser version is below 65.0.3325.146 AND the browser renders web pages containing SVG displacement map filters applied to cross-origin images.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 65.0.3325.146 or later
Fixed in 65.0.3325.146
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 65.0.3325.146 or later. Additionally, ensure web servers serving sensitive images implement appropriate CORS headers (e.g., Access-Control-Allow-Origin) to restrict cross-origin access.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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