CVE-2017-5125

Description

Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101482 vdb entry
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://crbug.com/749147
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4020 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2997 vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5125?
CVE-2017-5125 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5125?
To fix CVE-2017-5125, 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-2017-5125 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-5125 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-2017-5125?
CVE-2017-5125 affects n/a Google Chrome prior to 62.0.3202.62.
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