#VU9585 Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15416 

 

#VU9585 Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome - CVE-2017-15416

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9585
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15416
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Chrome
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists due to out-of-bounds read in Blink. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and read arbitrary data from system memory.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Remediation

Update to version 63.0.3239.84.

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