Memory leak in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15393
Published: October 26, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8951
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15393
CWE-ID: CWE-401
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 obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to referrer leak in Devtools. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and read arbitrary files on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15393
Update to version 62.0.3202.62.