Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15389

 

Spoofing attack in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15389

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8947
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15389
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to URL spoofing in OmniBox. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and conduct domain spoofing attacks.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in address spoofing.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-15389

Update to version 62.0.3202.62.

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