CVE-2017-5030
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 9
Analyzed
Published: 24 Apr 2017, 23:00
Last modified:21 Oct 2025, 23:55
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
55/100 CVSS Score
8.8 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
50.31% CRITICAL
50% probability -0.34%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
24 Apr 2017, 23:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Jun 2022, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
22 Jun 2022, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
21 Oct 2025, 23:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
Incorrect handling of complex species in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Linux, Windows, and Mac and 57.0.2987.108 for Android allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 50.31%• Percentile: 98%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected Systems
- debian•debian_linux
8.0 | 9.0
- google•chrome
< 57.0.2987.98 | < 57.0.2987.108
- redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop
6.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server
6.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation
6.0
References (8)
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02
- https://crbug.com/682194
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-126/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-5030