CVE-2017-5029

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 57.0.2987.98 For Mac, Windows And Linux, And 57.0.2987.108 For Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 April 2017

Summary

The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-chan...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=08ab2774b...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038157
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

EPSS Score

1% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

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

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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