Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5097

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Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5097

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7624
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5097
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in Skia. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page and read important files on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

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-2017-5097

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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