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

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What is CVE-2017-15411?

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

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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3401

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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-03

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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

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Timeline

Vulnerability published
Aug 28, 2018
Vulnerability Reserved
Oct 17, 2017

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