Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5095

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Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5095

Published: August 1, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7622
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-2017-5095
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds write in PDFium. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome
Gentoo Linux
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Fedora
qt5-qtwebengine
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5095

Update to version 60.0.3112.78.

Google Chrome - update to 60.0.3112.78
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.9.2-2.fc25, 5.9.2-2.fc26, 5.9.2-2.fc27
chromium - addressed in versions 60.0.3112.90-1.fc25, 60.0.3112.90-1.fc26, 60.0.3112.90-3.el7, 60.0.3112.101-1.fc25, 60.0.3112.101-2.el7, 60.0.3112.113-1.fc25, 60.0.3112.113-2.el7

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