Type confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5070

 

Type confusion in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5070

Published: June 7, 2017 / Updated: June 8, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6956
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5070
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion flaw in the V8 component of the Chromium browser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion condition and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
Opensuse
qt5-qtwebengine
chromium-native_client
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5070

Update to version 59.0.3071.86.

Google Chrome - update to 59.0.3071.86
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.9.1-1.fc25, 5.9.1-1.fc26
chromium-native_client - addressed in versions 59.0.3071.86-1.20170607gitaac1de2.fc24, 59.0.3071.86-1.20170607gitaac1de2.fc25, 59.0.3071.86-1.20170607gitaac1de2.fc26
chromium - addressed in versions 59.0.3071.86-3.el7, 59.0.3071.104-1.el7

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