What is CVE-2017-5037?

CVE-2017-5037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-5037?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5037 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Integer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2017-5037

An integer overflow in FFmpeg in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted video file, related to ChunkDemuxer.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS
Google Android
Google Chrome
Linux Kernel
Microsoft Windows
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
Google Chrome Prior To 57.0.2987.98 For Mac, Windows And Linux, 57.0.2987.108 Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

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)
crbug.com/679640
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5037?: CVE-2017-5037 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-5037?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5037 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.