What is CVE-2017-5090?

CVE-2017-5090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-5090?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple macOS

CVE-2017-5090

Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.115 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via a crafted domain name containing a U+0620 character, aka Apple rdar problem 32458012.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Google Chrome
N/a Google Chrome Prior To 59.0.3071.115 For Mac — versions Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.115 for Mac

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5090?: CVE-2017-5090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-5090?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.