CVE-2017-5029: debian debian_linux Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5029 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 12Timeline
- 24-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The xsltAddTextString function in transform.c in libxslt 1.1.29, as used in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android, lacked a check for integer overflow during a size calculation, which allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · RubygemsEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.53%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
85%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.35 pp
From 2.18% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
- chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
- libxslt< 1.1.28-2ubuntu0.1 | < 1.1.28-2.1ubuntu0.1
- oxide-qt< 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian2 products
- libxslt< 1.1.29-2.1 | < 1.1.26-14.1+deb7u3
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Alpine1 product
- libxslt< 1.1.29-r1
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 57.0.2987.75 | ≤ 57.0.2987.100
Mageia1 product
- libxslt< 1.1.29-1.2.mga5
RubyGems1 product
- nokogiri< 1.7.2
Xmlsoft1 product
- libxslt1.1.29
8 vendors · 13 products
References
21 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORT
- git.gnome.org/browse/libxslt/commit/?id=08ab2774b870de1c7b5a48693df75e8154addae5X Refsource CONFIRMWEB
- crbug.com/676623X Refsource CONFIRM
