SB2017061933 - Fedora 25 update for chromium



SB2017061933 - Fedora 25 update for chromium

Published: June 19, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017061933
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Security bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5087)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in IndexedDB. A remote attacker can escape the sandbox and gain access to the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in security bypass.

2) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5088)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read error in V8. A remote attacker can read arbitrary files that may allow to conduct further attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

3) Spoofing attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5089)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an address spoofing flaw in the Omnibox component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and conduct domain spoofing attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in address spoofing.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.