Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2017-5108
Type confusion in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to potentially maliciously modify objects via a crafted PDF file.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.015 (72.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · 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 60.0.3112.78 For Mac, Windows, Linux And Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/695830
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 (vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5108?
- CVE-2017-5108 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5108?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5108 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.