CVE-2017-15395 Use after free in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15395?
CVE-2017-15395 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, aka an ImageCapture NULL pointer dereference.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15395?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15395?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2017-15395 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15395 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fxv-w3pw-q9qx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15395.