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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2018-6084 Incorrect use of Distributed Objects in Google Software Updater on MacOS

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Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2018-6084 Incorrect use of Distributed Objects in Google Software Updater on MacOS

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
01/09/2019
Created
03/19/2019
Added
02/12/2019
Modified
11/08/2023

Description

Insufficiently sanitized distributed objects in Updater in Google Chrome on macOS prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via an executable file.

Solution(s)

  • google-chrome-upgrade-latest

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