NULL pointer dereference in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5023
Type confusion in Histogram in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit a near null dereference via a crafted HTML page.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Google Chrome Prior To 56.0.2924.76 For Linux, Windows And Mac, 56.0.2924.87 Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95792 (vdb-entry)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-66 (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0206.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037718 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/651443
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3776 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5023?
- CVE-2017-5023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-02-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5023?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5023 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.