CVE-2018-6849

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Published Apr 1, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 28.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

In the WebRTC component in DuckDuckGo 4.2.0, after visiting a web site that attempts to gather complete client information (such as https://ip.voidsec.com), the browser can disclose a private IP address in a STUN request.

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 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:duckduckgo:duckduckgo:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 28.7% (28.713% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://datarift.blogspot.com/p/private-ip-leakage-using-webrtc.html
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9538
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16699270
https://voidsec.com/vpn-leak/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44403/

History

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Subscriptions

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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 1, 2018, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:17 AM
Reserved: Feb 8, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 1, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:02 AM

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