What is CVE-2017-5044?

CVE-2017-5044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-5044?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-5044 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2017-5044

Heap buffer overflow in filter processing in Skia 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 read via a crafted HTML page.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · 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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

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)
crbug.com/688987
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-2017-5044?: CVE-2017-5044 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-5044?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5044 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.