CVE-2017-15398 Memory corruption in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.89 unknown

What is CVE-2017-15398?

CVE-2017-15398 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 28 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A stack buffer overflow in the QUIC networking stack in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.89 allowed a remote attacker to gain code execution via a malicious server.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15398?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15398?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-15398 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15398 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-pv2p-3q7q-vjp5, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15398.