6.5

CVE-2017-5016: google chrome

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5016
Published 17-02-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5016 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.29%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 3
DSA-3776-1MGASA-2017-0111OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0565-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2017:0206

Timeline

  1. 17-02-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Blink in Google Chrome prior to 56.0.2924.76 for Linux, Windows and Mac, and 56.0.2924.87 for Android, failed to prevent certain UI elements from being displayed by non-visible pages, which allowed a remote attacker to show certain UI elements on a page they don't control via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.29%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

70%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.29% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Google1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 56.0.2924.76-0ubuntu0.16.04.1268

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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