Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5119
Use of an uninitialized value in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Chrome
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- Google Chrome Prior To 61.0.3163.79 For Mac, Windows And Linux, 61.0.3163.81 Android — versions Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676 (vendor-advisory)
- crbug.com/725127
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985 (vendor-advisory)
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5119?
- CVE-2017-5119 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5119?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.