CVE-2018-6115 — Improper Input Validation in Google Chrome

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 52.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Google Chrome
Timeline
PublishedDec 4
Latest updateMay 14

Description

Inappropriate setting of the SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI flag in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially bypass OS malware checks via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chromeunspecified — 66.0.3359.117
▶NVDgoogle/chrome< 66.0.3359.117

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-88x6-h36j-mqgw: Inappropriate setting of the SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI flag in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2018-6115: Inappropriate setting of the SEE_MASK_FLAG_NO_UI flag in file downloads in Google Chrome prior to 66↗2018-12-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
chromium-browser: SmartScreen bypass in downloads↗2018-04-17
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6115 chromium-browser: SmartScreen bypass in downloads↗2018-04-18
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