4.3

CVE-2017-5040: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5040
Published 24-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5040 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 27.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
27.43%
0%100%
High · +3.87 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-3810-1MGASA-2017-0111OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0738-1OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0740-1RHSA-2017:0499USN-3236-1

Timeline

  1. 24-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android was missing a neutering check, which allowed a remote attacker to read values in memory via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

27.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +3.87 pp

From 23.57% 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

No weakness data has been published for this record.

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≤ 57.0.2987.75 | ≤ 57.0.2987.100

4 vendors · 8 products

References

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