CVE-2018-17473: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Incorrect handling of confusable characters in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 70.0.3538.67 allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted domain name.

Affected products

• Debian Debian Linux: version 9.0 only
• Google Chrome: before 70.0.3538.67 (fixed in 70.0.3538.67)
• Red Hat Linux Desktop: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Linux Server: version 6.0 only
• Red Hat Linux Workstation: version 6.0 only

Published 2018-11-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.