CVE-2017-5098: debian debian_linux Use After Free
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-5098 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 15.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% 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 7 · Related 4Timeline
- 27-10-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux, and Android allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
15.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 15.51% 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.
Redhat3 products
Ubuntu3 products
- chromium-browser< 60.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.14.04.1190 | < 60.0.3112.78-0ubuntu0.16.04.1293
- libv8-3.14All versions (No fix recorded)
- oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL9.0
Google1 product
- chrome≤ 60.0.3112.78
4 vendors · 8 products
References
8 links
- crbug.com/740803X Refsource MISC