# CVE-2017-5013: Other in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux

> Remote attackers can spoof the URL bar in Google Chrome on Linux via crafted HTML pages, misleading users about the current site.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3hq3-hf9j-x37f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5013

## What is CVE-2017-5013?

CVE-2017-5013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Feb 2017. 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

Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux incorrectly handled new tab page navigations in non-selected tabs, which allowed a remote attacker to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) via a crafted HTML page.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5013?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Chrome.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5013?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-5013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome

- [CVE-2022-4135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4135/): Google Chromium GPU Heap Buffer Overflow (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-16017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16017/): Google Chrome Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-16010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16010/): Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87491/): Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-85046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85046/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5013 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5013 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Chrome. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5013/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5013
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5013
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5013

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5013/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.