# CVE-2017-5098: Use after free in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android

> A remote attacker can perform an out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free flaw in the V8 engine.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qg85-qhmp-7v8j, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5098

## What is CVE-2017-5098?

CVE-2017-5098 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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 V8 in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5098?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5098?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2017-5098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5098 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5098 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5098/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5098/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5098
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5098
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5098

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5098/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.