vulnerability
Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2017-5042 Incorrect handling of cookies in Cast
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Apr 24, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Apr 24, 2017
Added
May 1, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Cast in Google Chrome prior to 57.0.2987.98 for Mac, Windows, and Linux and 57.0.2987.108 for Android sent cookies to sites discovered via SSDP, which allowed an attacker on the local network segment to initiate connections to arbitrary URLs and observe any plaintext cookies sent.
Solution
google-chrome-upgrade-latest
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