8.8

CVE-2017-5116: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5116
Published 27-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-5116 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 12.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.67%
0%100%
Medium · 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 7 · Related 4
DSA-3985-1MGASA-2017-0423OPENSUSE-SU-2017:2482-1OPENSUSE-SU-2017:2491-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10681-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1

Timeline

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

Description

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Mac, Windows, and Linux, and 61.0.3163.81 for Android, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

12.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 12.67% 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< 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.14.04.1202 | < 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu0.16.04.1306 | < 61.0.3163.100-0ubuntu1.1378
  • libv8-3.14All versions (No fix recorded)
  • oxide-qtAll versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
Google1 product
  • chrome< 61.0.3163.79 | < 61.0.3163.81

4 vendors · 8 products

References

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