CVE-2017-15402 Other in Chrome
A compromised renderer can overwrite page state of other frames, enabling sandbox escape via crafted HTML in Chrome on Chrome OS.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15402?
CVE-2017-15402 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Jan 2019. 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
Using an ID that can be controlled by a compromised renderer which allows any frame to overwrite the page_state of any other frame in the same process in Navigation in Google Chrome on Chrome OS prior to 62.0.3202.74 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15402?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15402?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15402 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-15402 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15402 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fmj-pwmm-hx82.