CVE-2018-10229

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Published May 4, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules allows attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks through the use of the JavaScript WebGL API.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:lg:nexus_5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-2304	A hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules allows attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks through the use of the JavaScript WebGL API.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.575% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104084
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283803
https://www.vusec.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/glitch.pdf

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Google Chrome

Lg Nexus 5

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:32 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 4, 2018, 8:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:32 AM
Reserved: Apr 19, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:33 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 4, 2018, 8:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:33 AM

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