Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15388

 

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15388

Published: October 26, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8946
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-2017-15388
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in Skia. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and gain access to arbitrary data.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15388

Update to version 62.0.3202.62.

Google Chrome - update to 62.0.3202.62
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.9.3-1.fc25, 5.9.3-1.fc26, 5.9.3-1.fc27
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

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