CVE-2017-5020

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 56.0.2924.76 For Linux, Windows And Mac, And 56.0.2924.87 For Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 February 2017

Summary

Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to require a user gesture for powerful download operations, which allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95792
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://crbug.com/668653
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/01/stable-chan...
x_refsource_CONFIRM

EPSS Score

2% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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