CVE-2017-5070 (GCVE-0-2017-5070)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-27 05:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 17:17 UTC
CWE
- Type Confusion
- CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://crbug.com/722756 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/sta… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android |
Affected:
Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android
|
Date Public
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