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CVE-2017-5116

HIGHEPSS 96th pctl
8.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

How to fix

Remediation Available
Google ChromeWindows application
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Google Chrome (EXE)Windows application
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Google Chrome BetaWindows application
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Google Chrome Beta (EXE)Windows application
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Google Chrome CanaryWindows application
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Google Chrome DevWindows application
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC
Google Chrome Dev (EXE)Windows application
Affected:61.0.3163.81Fixed in:61.0.3163.81Google LLC
Affected:61.0.3163.79Fixed in:61.0.3163.79Google LLC

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

12.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-843 (Type Confusion) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2011-0611High8.899%KEVFix
CVE-2012-0507Critical9.898%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2017-8291High7.897%KEVFix
CVE-2019-0752High7.582%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2017-0037High8.180%KEV-
CVE-2016-7201High8.880%KEV-
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