Out-of-bounds Read in Apple macOS
CVE-2017-5053
An out-of-bounds read in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page, related to Array.prototype.indexOf.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (84.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 84.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.026 · newest: 0.026 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- Google Android
- Google Chrome
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- 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 57.0.2987.133 For Linux, Windows And Mac, 57.0.2987.132 Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5053?
- CVE-2017-5053 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2017-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5053?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5053 known to be exploited?
- 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.