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CVE-2018-17480 — Google Chromium V8 Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS
EPSS
26.96% (top 3.70%)
CWE
Published
2018-12-11T15:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:46.405Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-06-08
BOD 22-01 due
2022-06-22
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

Execution of user supplied Javascript during array deserialization leading to an out of bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
GoogleChromeunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-06-08. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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