The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4256-1 chromium-browser security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-17915 The implementation of the Page.downloadBehavior backend unconditionally marked downloaded files as safe, regardless of file type in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page and user interaction.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T05:54:53.279Z

Reserved: 2018-01-23T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-6152

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-04T17:29:02.023

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:10:10.357

Link: CVE-2018-6152

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-6152 - Bugzilla

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