Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15423

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Security restrictions bypass in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15423

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9589
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15423
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an issue with SPAKE implementation in BoringSSL. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and bypass security restrictions.

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
qt5-qtwebengine
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15423

Update to version 63.0.3239.84.

Google Chrome - update to 63.0.3239.84
qt5-qtwebengine - addressed in versions 5.10.1-1.fc26, 5.10.1-1.fc27
chromium - addressed in versions 63.0.3239.108-1.fc26, 63.0.3239.108-1.fc27

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