VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2017-5070
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 8.8EPSS 31.2%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 22 June 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 31.21% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 8 June 2022 · due 22 June 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-843
- Affected
- google/chrome · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5070
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/722756Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399Third Party Advisory
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://crbug.com/722756Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5070US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.