8.8
HIGH
CVE-2017-5098
"Google Chrome V8 Use After Free Vulnerability"
Description

A use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2017, 5:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-5098 has a 5 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5098 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Google chrome
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Aug. 2, 2024, 4:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 179 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
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Born at : Jan. 11, 2023, 1:21 p.m. This repo has been linked 1042 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : May 25, 2020, 7:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 1027 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-5098 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-5098 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://crbug.com/740803 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://crbug.com/740803
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/740803 Exploit, Third Party Advisory https://crbug.com/740803 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 60.0.3112.76 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 60.0.3112.78 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Sep. 08, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html No Types Assigned https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://crbug.com/740803 No Types Assigned https://crbug.com/740803 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 60.0.3112.76 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5098 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5098 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.22 }} -13.61%

score

0.88269

percentile

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