CVE-2017-5032: google chrome Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5032 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.3% 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 5 · Related 2Timeline
- 24-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Windows could be made to increment off the end of a buffer, which allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.64%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
76%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.25 pp
From 1.39% 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.
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 57.0.2987.75
Ubuntu1 product
- chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORT
- crbug.com/668724X Refsource CONFIRM