CVE-2017-15423 Information disclosure in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 unknown

What is CVE-2017-15423?

CVE-2017-15423 is a medium-severity 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

Inappropriate implementation in BoringSSL SPAKE2 in Google Chrome prior to 63.0.3239.84 allowed a remote attacker to leak the low-order bits of SHA512(password) by inspecting protocol traffic.

Weakness: CWE-310

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15423?

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-2017-15423?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-15423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2025-39682 Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.8

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c95q-mpxc-wgf9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15423.