Null pointer dereference in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15395

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Null pointer dereference in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15395

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8953
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15395
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.

The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference in ImageCapture. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger null pointer dereference and cause the application to crash.


Affected software

Google Chrome
Arch Linux
Debian Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop
Fedora
chromium

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15395

Update to version 62.0.3202.62.

Google Chrome - update to 62.0.3202.62
chromium - addressed in versions 62.0.3202.75-1.fc25, 62.0.3202.75-1.fc26, 62.0.3202.75-1.fc27, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc25, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc26, 62.0.3202.89-1.fc27, 63.0.3239.108-1.fc26

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