UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6098

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6098

    Published: 4 Dec 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6098

    Summary:

    Details: Incorrect handling of confusable characters in URL Formatter in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs via a crafted domain name.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6098, https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6098

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: chromium-browser

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -66.0.3359.139-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

    Affected versions

    45.0.2454.101-0ubuntu1.1201

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High