Buffer overflow in Apple macOS
CVE-2017-5029
The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- Google Android
- Google Chrome
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- Xmlsoft Libxslt — versions 1.1.29
- Debian Linux — versions 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/676623
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767 (vdb-entry)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5029?
- CVE-2017-5029 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5029?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5029 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.