Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5079
Published: June 7, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6965
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5079
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.
The vulnerability exists due to UI spoofing flaw has been found in the Blink component of the Chromium browser. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and conduct spoofing attacks.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in content spoofing.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5079
Update to version 59.0.3071.86.