CVE-2018-16084
Publication date 9 January 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The default selected dialog button in CustomHandlers in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker who convinced the user to perform certain operations to open external programs via a crafted HTML page.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 69.0.3497.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| oxide-qt | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.1 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |