CVE-2017-5105

Description

Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to perform domain spoofing via IDN homographs in a crafted domain name.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.16% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 vendor advisory
https://crbug.com/729979
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5105?
CVE-2017-5105 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5105?
To fix CVE-2017-5105, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5105 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5105 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-5105?
CVE-2017-5105 affects n/a Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android.
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