What is CVE-2017-15406?

CVE-2017-15406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-15406?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2017-15406

A stack buffer overflow in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome
N/a Google Chrome Prior To 62.0.3202.75 Unknown — versions Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.75 unknown

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15406?: CVE-2017-15406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-15406?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.