HIGH
chromium-browser: type confusion in v8
Published Oct 27, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 26.33%
Description
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for Windows Defaultn/a
- Version Google Chrome prior to 61.0.3163.79 for WindowsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 61.0.3163.79 for Windows | n/a |
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No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary
chromium-browser-0:61.0.3163.79-2.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2676
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Supplementary | chromium-browser-0:61.0.3163.79-2.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2676 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
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.
26.33% 0.26331
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.26331
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
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Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
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Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 26.33% (0.26331) | 97.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 26.33% (0.26331) | 97.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 2.81% (0.02810) | 85.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 1.14% (0.01137) | 76.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02956) | 85.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.03% (0.05029) | 82.54th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.96% (0.02956) | 85.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.60% (0.01602) | 87.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.60% (0.01602) | 85.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 5.67% (0.05671) | 92.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.89% (0.05886) | 92.25th | 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 | 9.07% (0.09075) | 86.44th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.07% (0.09075) | 86.29th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.07% (0.09075) | 93.75th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.07% (0.09075) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5115 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488776 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/744584 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5115
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5115
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3985 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100610 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039291 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2676 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5115 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488776 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://crbug.com/744584 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5115 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5115 |
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-2017-5115
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a