Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2017-5042
Cast in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android sent cookies to sites discovered via SSDP, which allowed an attacker on the local network segment to initiate connections to arbitrary URLs and observe any plaintext cookies sent.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (27.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · 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)
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)
- crbug.com/671932
- 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-2017-5042?
- CVE-2017-5042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2017-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5042?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5042 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.