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CVE-2017-5070

CVE-2017-5070HIGH

n/a Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android — Google Chromium V8

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    8.8   .3207   98.3   YES

AFFECTED
  Product                                                                                       Versions                                                                                        Fixed
  Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android  Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android –  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 2   Reserved by Chrome
  Oct 27  Published (CNA: Chrome)
  Jun 8   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

CWE-843 · CNA: Chrome · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · KEV due June 22, 2022

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 2, 2017	Reserved	Reserved by Chrome
October 27, 2017	Published	Published (CNA: Chrome)
June 8, 2022	KEV ADDED	Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-06-22

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android	—	Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android	—

Weaknesses

CWE-843

References (7)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [x_refsource_MISC]
https://crbug.com/722756 [x_refsource_MISC]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5070 [government-resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2017-5070 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-843

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