CVE-2017-5086 Security feature bypass in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Windows and Mac

What is CVE-2017-5086?

CVE-2017-5086 is a medium-severity 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 Policy Enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Windows and Mac allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs in a crafted domain name.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5086?

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-2017-5086?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2h54-c9vf-47rr, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5086.