Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5130

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-5130

Published: October 25, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8929
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-2017-5130
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow in libxml2. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
Oracle HTTP Server
System x Integrated Management Module (IMM2)
Flex System Integrated Management Module (IMM2)
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems
IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch
IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch
IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 GbFSIM 10Gb Scalable Switch
Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb ScSE firmware
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-5130

Update to version 62.0.3202.62.

Google Chrome - update to 62.0.3202.62
System x Integrated Management Module (IMM2) - update to 1AOO84C-6.80
Flex System Integrated Management Module (IMM2) - update to 1AOO84C-6.80
Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) for BladeCenter Systems - update to 1AOO84C-6.80-bc
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) - update to 2pet16c-2.5.12c
IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093R 10Gb Scalable Switch - update to 7.8.20.00
IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch - update to 7.8.20.00
IBM Flex System Fabric SI4093 GbFSIM 10Gb Scalable Switch - update to 7.8.20.00
Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb ScSE firmware - update to 7.8.20.00
chromium - addressed in versions 62.0.3202.75-1.fc25, 62.0.3202.75-1.fc26, 62.0.3202.75-1.fc27, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc25, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc26, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc27, 63.0.3239.108-1.fc26

External References

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