CVE-2017-5036 Use after free in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android
A remote attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's PDFium component via a crafted PDF file, potentially leading to code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5036?
CVE-2017-5036 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to have an unspecified impact via a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5036?
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-2017-5036?
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-2017-5036 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5036 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7qv-mjw2-5rwx, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5036.