CVE-2018-18358
Publication date 11 December 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
Lack of special casing of localhost in WPAD files in Google Chrome prior to 71.0.3578.80 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to proxy resources on localhost via a crafted WPAD file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| chromium-browser | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 71.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 71.0.3578.80-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.7 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Adjacent |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |