High severity · published Oct 27, 2017
CVE-2017-5070
Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion Vulnerability
In wildKEV
8.8
CVSS
32.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)32.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jun 8, 2022
Federal remediation dueJun 22, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
before 59.0.3071.86; before 59.0.3071.92 · source: NVD
GC
Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android ·
Google Chrome prior to 59.0.3071.86 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 59.0.3071.92 for Android · source: vendor
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0 · source: NVD
CV
Chromium V8 · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5070
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5070
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98861
x_refsource_MISC
https://crbug.com/722756
vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1399
vdb-entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038622
vendor-advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-20
x_refsource_MISC
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
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