Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-15412
Use after free in libxml2 before 2.9.5, as used in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and other products, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.029 (86.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.029 · newest: 0.029 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
- Google Chrome Prior To 63.0.3239.84 Unknown — versions Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 unknown
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040348 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/727039
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4086 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0287 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00014.html (mailing-list)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401 (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03 (vendor-advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15412?
- CVE-2017-15412 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15412?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-15412 known to be exploited?
- 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.