Use After Free Vulnerability in PDFium in Google Chrome
CVE-2017-15411

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 63.0.3239.84 Unknown
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 August 2018

Summary

A use after free vulnerability in PDFium, the PDF rendering engine in Google Chrome, allows remote attackers to exploit heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a crash, via specially crafted PDF files. This issue affects versions of Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 and underscores the importance of timely updates and vigilance against PDF-related attacks.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 unknown Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 unknown

References

https://crbug.com/770148
x_refsource_MISC
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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