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CVE-2017-5030: Google Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability

KEV
Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5030
Published 24-04-2017Last modified 21-10-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5030 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Google Chromium V8. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 08-06-2022. EPSS estimates a 40.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Act nowlisted as exploited

Listed as exploited by CISA (08-06-2022)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
40.63%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVExploited in the wildCritical · listed in 1 catalog
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DSA-3810-1MGASA-2017-0111OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Timeline

  1. 24-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-06-2022
    Added to CISA KEVExploitedGoogle Chromium V8 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
  3. 22-06-2022
    CISA remediation dueDeadline passedApply updates per vendor instructions.
  4. 21-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability 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

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

40.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 40.63% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVListed
Added
08-06-2022
Federal due date
22-06-2022
ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions. nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5030

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (crbug.com)

    Maturity: unknown

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.

Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
  • chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
  • libv8-3.14All versions (No fix recorded)
  • oxide-qt< 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome< 57.0.2987.98 | < 57.0.2987.108

4 vendors · 8 products

References

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