CVE-2017-5088 Memory corruption in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.104 for Mac, Windows and Linux, and 59.0.3071.117 for Android
Remote attackers can trigger out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome's V8 engine via crafted HTML, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- 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-2017-5088?
CVE-2017-5088 is a high-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 59.0.3071.104 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 59.0.3071.117 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5088?
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-2017-5088?
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-2017-5088 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5088 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r64f-38v8-w4ff, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5088.