MEDIUM
chromium-browser: information disclosure in v8
Published Apr 24, 2017
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 23.57%
Description
V8 in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android was missing a neutering check, which allowed a remote attacker to read values in memory via a crafted HTML page.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2017:0499
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:57.0.2987.98-1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:0499 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
6.5 MEDIUM Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
4.3 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
23.57% 0.23566
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.23566
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (24 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 23.57% (0.23566) | 97.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 22.30% (0.22295) | 97.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 22.07% (0.22071) | 97.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 81.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 86.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00995) | 74.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 3.43% (0.03425) | 86.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 4.59% (0.04590) | 88.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.32% (0.06323) | 90.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.85% (0.08850) | 87.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.32% (0.06323) | 90.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00988) | 83.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.99% (0.00988) | 81.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 3.64% (0.03637) | 90.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 5.06% (0.05062) | 91.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.26% (0.04258) | 90.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 30.64th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 29.99th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 68.68th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.26% (0.01259) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5040 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431040 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://crbug.com/691323 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5040
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5040
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0499.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3810 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96767 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5040 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1431040 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://crbug.com/691323 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5040 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201704-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5040 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Apr 24, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5040
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a