Integer overflow in V8 object allocation in Google Chrome
CVE-2018-6065 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine in Google Chrome prior to 65.0.3325.146. The flaw occurs while computing the required allocation size when instantiating a new JavaScript object. A crafted HTML page can trigger the overflow, leading to an undersized or otherwise incorrect heap allocation and subsequent heap corruption during object creation.
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Impact
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
Mitigation
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Remediation
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Exploits
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Recent activity
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A security flaw in Google Chrome that can be exploited via JavaScript to compromise users, now patched.
A Chrome vulnerability from 2018 that was exploited via JavaScript in a spear-phishing campaign targeting critical infrastructure. Attackers used it as part of a multi-stage attack chain, possibly alongside more recent zero-days.
A Google Chrome vulnerability incorporated into the MOONSHINE Android exploit kit.
A Google Chrome vulnerability with public exploit code, incorporated into MOONSHINE for Android exploitation.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.