Buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5121
Published: September 22, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8590
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5121
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when processing web pages in V8. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening and and trigger memory corruption.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5121
Update to version 61.0.3163.100.