CVE-2017-5057

Description

Type confusion in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 58.0.3029.81 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 58.0.3029.83 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted PDF file.

CVSS Metrics

• v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
• v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.46%• Percentile: 65%

Techniques & Countermeasures

• CWE-843•Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

  The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

Affected Systems

• Unknown•Chrome

  < 58.0.3029.81 | < 58.0.3029.83

• redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop

  6.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_server

  6.0

• redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation

  6.0

References (6)

• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1124
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-02
• https://crbug.com/695826
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038317
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97939