CVE-2017-5131 Integer overflow in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62

What is CVE-2017-5131?

CVE-2017-5131 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Feb 2018. 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

An integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page, aka an out-of-bounds write.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5131?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5131?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5131 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5131 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

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

Also known as GHSA-g322-hjrw-9r9p, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5131.