# CVE-2018-6109: readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google C

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 66.0.3359.117
- Published: 2019-01-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Google Chrome: fixed in 66.0.3359.117

## Description

readAsText() can indefinitely read the file picked by the user, rather than only once at the time the file is picked in File API in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a remote attacker to access data on the user file system without explicit consent via a crafted HTML page.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Google Chrome, upgrade to a fixed version (66.0.3359.117) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
- https://crbug.com/710190
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4182
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103917
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1195

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