Vulnerability CVE-2018-6169
Published: 2019-01-09

Description:
Lack of timeout on extension install prompt in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 68.0.3440.75 allowed a remote attacker to trigger installation of an unwanted extension via a crafted HTML page.

Type:

CWE-20

 (Improper Input Validation)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
Partial
None
Affected software
Redhat -> Enterprise linux desktop 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux server 
Redhat -> Enterprise linux workstation 
Google -> Chrome 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104887
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2282
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/394518
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-01
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4256
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