8.8high

CVE-2017-5070KEVin critical feed

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote att…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.1 · CNA
CISA KEV
Yes
added 2022-06-08
EPSS
32.1%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Added
4 y ago
Due date
2022-06-22 (4 y ago)
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor / product
Google / Chromium V8
CISA name
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability

CISA SSVC assessment

Exploitation
Active — exploited in the wild
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
21 mo ago

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

32.07% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
CISA ADP3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA3.18.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • n/a Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type
Technology feeds
Google Chrome (RSS, critical only)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/98861 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • crbug.com /722756 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1399 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038622 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201706-20 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • chromereleases.googleblog.com /2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • cisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5070 · government-resource

Sources

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