HIGH
chromium-browser: use after free in v8
Published Oct 27, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 15.51%
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.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android Defaultn/a
- Version Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and AndroidStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Google Chrome prior to 60.0.3112.78 for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 9.0
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:60.0.3112.78-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1833
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:60.0.3112.78-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1833 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.8 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
15.51% 0.15513
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.15513
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 (23 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 96.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 96.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 3.37% (0.03366) | 86.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.10% (0.01098) | 76.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 4.05% (0.04053) | 87.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 9, 2025 | 9.40% (0.09403) | 92.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.76% (0.12759) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.62% (0.30621) | 94.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.76% (0.12759) | 93.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 2.22% (0.02223) | 89.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 2.22% (0.02223) | 88.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 15.83% (0.15829) | 95.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 15.68% (0.15679) | 95.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 17.99% (0.17989) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 18.65% (0.18646) | 95.37th | 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 (1)
References (10)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5098 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475200 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/740803 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5098
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5098
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3926 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99950 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1833 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5098 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1475200 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://crbug.com/740803 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5098 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5098 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Oct 27, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jan 2, 2017
Link CVE-2017-5098
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a