CVE-2017-5099 Privilege escalation in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac

What is CVE-2017-5099?

CVE-2017-5099 is a high-severity 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

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in PPAPI Plugins in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac allowed a remote attacker to potentially gain privilege elevation via a crafted HTML page.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5099?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5099?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-f86f-xm3v-vw7h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5099.