Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15422

 

Integer overflow in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15422

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9588
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15422
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to integer overflow in ICU. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
openSUSE Leap
qt5-qtwebengine
icu
chromium
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM)

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15422

Update to version 63.0.3239.84.

Google Chrome - update to 63.0.3239.84
Flex System Chassis Management Module (CMM) - update to 2pet16d-2.5.13d
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.10.1-1.fc26, 5.10.1-1.fc27
icu - update to 57.1-10.fc27
chromium - addressed in versions 63.0.3239.108-1.fc26, 63.0.3239.108-1.fc27

External References

Related Security Bulletins