Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2017-5078
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Blink's mailto: handling in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform command injection via a crafted HTML page, a similar issue to CVE-2004-0121. For example, characters such as * have an incorrect interaction with xdg-email in xdg-utils, and a space character can be used in front of a command-line argument.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.028 (85.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS
- 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 59.0.3071.86 For Linux, Windows And Mac — versions Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 (vdb-entry)
- crbug.com/711020
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 (vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 (vendor-advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5078?
- CVE-2017-5078 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5078?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.