CVE-2017-5080 Use after free in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux and Windows
A remote attacker can perform an out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free in Chrome's credit card autofill feature.
- 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-2017-5080?
CVE-2017-5080 is a high-severity use after free 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
A use after free in credit card autofill in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux and Windows allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5080?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5080?
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-2017-5080 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5080 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2x8j-6fmf-rgp7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5080.