CVE-2018-6179
Publication date 9 January 2019
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Insufficient enforcement of file access permission in the activeTab case in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to access files on the local file system via a crafted Chrome Extension.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 68.0.3440.75-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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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 |
6.5 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |