CVE-2017-5071 Memory corruption in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android
Remote attackers can read out-of-bounds memory in Chrome via crafted HTML pages due to insufficient input validation in V8.
- 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
What is CVE-2017-5071?
CVE-2017-5071 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Oct 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
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5071?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5071?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-5071 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5071 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwmg-4r3v-8382, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5071.