Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5032
PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows could be made to increment off the end of a buffer, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
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: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% 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
- Microsoft Windows
- Google Chrome Prior To 57.0.2987.98 For Windows — versions Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02 (vendor-advisory)
- 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)
- crbug.com/668724
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5032?
- CVE-2017-5032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5032?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5032 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.