CVE-2017-5042 Information disclosure in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 57.0.2987.108 for Android

What is CVE-2017-5042?

CVE-2017-5042 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Cast in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android sent cookies to sites discovered via SSDP, which allowed an attacker on the local network segment to initiate connections to arbitrary URLs and observe any plaintext cookies sent.

Weakness: CWE-311

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5042?

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-2017-5042?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-9wr7-mfw6-pfpw, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5042.