Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-15396
A stack buffer overflow in NumberingSystem in International Components for Unicode (ICU) for C/C++ before 60.2, as used in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.022 (80.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Icu-project International_components_for_unicode
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_desktop — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_server — versions 6.0
- Redhat Enterprise_linux_workstation — versions 6.0
- N/a Google Chrome Prior To 62.0.3202.75 Unknown — versions Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15396?
- CVE-2017-15396 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15396?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-15396 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.