HIGH
chromium-browser: Out of bounds read in WebRTC
Published Jan 9, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.26%
Description
An out of bounds read in forward error correction code in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 69.0.3497.81 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Affected products
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<69.0.3497.81
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:69.0.3497.81-1.el6_10
Fixed · RHSA-2018:2666
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:69.0.3497.81-1.el6_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:2666 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.26% 0.05264
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05264
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05264) | 92.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05264) | 91.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 19.60% (0.19600) | 95.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 29.50% (0.29497) | 96.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 19.89% (0.19891) | 95.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 24.54% (0.24544) | 95.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 26, 2025 | 17.27% (0.17269) | 94.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.31% (0.18307) | 94.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 39.59% (0.39594) | 95.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.31% (0.18307) | 94.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 12.01% (0.12010) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 3, 2024 | 12.01% (0.12010) | 94.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 11.95% (0.11946) | 94.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 30, 2023 | 3.08% (0.03084) | 89.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 3.34% (0.03341) | 90.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.40% (0.03401) | 89.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.51% (0.03512) | 68.36th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.51% (0.03512) | 68.06th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.51% (0.03512) | 82.00th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.51% (0.03512) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16083 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625486 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/856823 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16083
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16083
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45444/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105215 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2666 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16083 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1625486 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/856823 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16083 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-10 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16083 | ||
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45444/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Jan 9, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 29, 2018
Link CVE-2018-16083
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a