CVE-2017-5041: google chrome Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5041 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 1.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5Timeline
- 24-04-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.100 incorrectly handled back-forward navigation, which allowed a remote attacker to display incorrect information for a site via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.40%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.22 pp
From 1.18% 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.
Ubuntu2 products
- chromium-browser< 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.14.04.1172 | < 57.0.2987.98-0ubuntu0.16.04.1276
- oxide-qt< 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 1.21.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 57.0.2987.98
2 vendors · 3 products
References
9 links- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMREPORT
- crbug.com/642490X Refsource CONFIRM
