9.6

CVE-2017-5053: google chrome Out-of-bounds Read

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5053
Published 27-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5053 is a critical (CVSS 9.6) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 2.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.6 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 3% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.6/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 4
MGASA-2017-0111OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0908-1OPENSUSE-SU-2017:0909-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1RHSA-2017:0860

Timeline

  1. 27-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An out-of-bounds read in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.133 for Linux, Windows, and Mac, and 57.0.2987.132 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page, related to Array.prototype.indexOf.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.56%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

85%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.56% 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

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 | < 58.0.3029.81-0ubuntu0.16.04.1277
  • libv8-3.14All versions (No fix recorded)
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Google1 product
  • chrome< 57.0.2987.133 | < 57.0.2987.132

3 vendors · 7 products

References

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