Use After Free Vulnerability in PDFium of Google Chrome
CVE-2017-5127

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Google Chrome Prior To 62.0.3202.62
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 February 2018

What is CVE-2017-5127?

A vulnerability was found in the PDFium component of Google Chrome that allows a remote attacker to exploit a use after free condition, which has the potential to lead to heap corruption when handling crafted PDF files. This flaw could enable attackers to manipulate memory, leading to unexpected behavior of the application, ultimately compromising user security and data integrity.

Affected Version(s)

Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://crbug.com/765384
x_refsource_MISC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-chan...
x_refsource_MISC

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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