Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15408

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Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15408

Published: December 7, 2017 / Updated: June 11, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9573
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-2017-15408
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 PDFium. 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
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15408

Update to version 63.0.3239.84.

Google Chrome - update to 63.0.3239.84
chromium - addressed in versions 63.0.3239.108-1.fc26, 63.0.3239.108-1.fc27

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