HIGH
chromium-browser: type confusion in v8
Published Oct 27, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 12.67%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
Configuration 4
OR
- 9.0
- 10.0
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.
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.
12.67% 0.12674
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.12674
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.67% (0.12674) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.67% (0.12674) | 95.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 56.68% (0.56677) | 97.93th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 60.87% (0.60869) | 97.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 56.68% (0.56677) | 97.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 5, 2025 | 10.63% (0.10627) | 95.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 14.30% (0.14297) | 95.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 7, 2023 | 47.16% (0.47158) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 54.07% (0.54066) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2023 | 61.30% (0.61295) | 97.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 65.17% (0.65166) | 97.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2023 | 71.46% (0.71462) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 69.09% (0.69087) | 97.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.32% (0.06320) | 90.90th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jul 24, 2022 | 6.32% (0.06320) | 90.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.16% (0.06156) | 89.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.16% (0.06156) | 77.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 63.08th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 62.74th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 80.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.81% (0.02814) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (12)
- 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-2017-5116 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488777 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://crbug.com/759624 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5116
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/android-security-ecosystem-investments.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5116
| 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-2017-5116 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1488777 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://crbug.com/759624 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5116 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-15 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/android-security-ecosystem-investments.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5116 |
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-2017-5116
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a